2012 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCi Zetec Hatchback 5dr Diesel Manual Euro 5 (s/s) (115 ps) — £3,290 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Nep Town Rd, Henfield
£3,290
85,407 miles | Diesel | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
50/100
Average
vs Market Average
-38%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
50 /100

This 2012 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCi Zetec Hatchback 5dr Diesel Manual Euro 5 (s/s) (115 ps) is listed at £3,290 by BetterCar Limited in Nep Town Rd. It has 85,407 miles on the clock. At 38% below the market average of £5,279, this looks competitively priced based on 50 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,390/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2012
Make FORD
Model FOCUS
Trim 1.6 TDCi Zetec Hatchback 5dr Diesel Manual Euro 5 (s/s) (115 ps)
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Black
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 85,407 miles
Engine 1.6L
Doors 5
Seats 5
CO2 109 g/km
Euro Status Euro 5
ULEZ Compliant No
Monthly Payment £48.97/mo
All Features & Equipment (45)
Appearance Pack - Zetec £525Panther Black £525Total value of factory fitted extras £1,050Air ConditioningCentre Console with open Stowage BinsFront Seat - Passengers Manual Fore-Aft AdjustmentPollen FilterSteering Column - Rake and Reach AdjustmentSteering Wheel - 4 Spoke Leather TrimmedSteering Wheel - MultifunctionAppearance Pack - Zetec16in Alloy Wheels - 5x2 SpokeBright Finish on Upper Door LineChrome Finish on Upper Door LineElectrically-Operated Front Windows with One Touch DriversFront Lower Grille - BlackFront upper grille - Black with chrome barHeated Front WindscreenHeated Washer JetsLocking Wheel NutsMini Steel Spare WheelRear SpoilerABS - Anti-lock Braking SystemAirbags - Front PassengerAirbags - Front and 2nd Row CurtainAirbags - Side ImpactDrivers AirbagEBA - Emergency Brake AssistEBD - Electronic Brakeforce DistributionESP - Electronic Stability ProgrammeEmergency Brake LightsFord Easy-Fuel Capless Refuelling SystemFord Eco Mode - Driver Information SystemIPS - Intelligent Protection SystemISOFIX - Child Seat AttachmentsRemote Central LockingTVC - Torque Vectoring ControlThatcham Category 1 AlarmTraction Control - TCTrip ComputerVoice Control - AudioMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgMax roof loadkg
Below MarketListed at £3,290 vs market average of £5,279 (-38%)
Market Low
£2,490
Market Average
£5,279
Market High
£10,562
Comparables
50 listings

Based on 50 comparable FORD FOCUS listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£317/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£536/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,390/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £5,317 (£-2,027)
Mileage-predicted: £7,623 (£-4,333)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-853/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,390/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,926/yr

Based on 523 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

50
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
25/25Good
Photos
43 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
45 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
9 specs provided
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£3,290
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£48.97/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
43 photos
5/5
Key selling points
45 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
9 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Page HTML not captured — scores are estimated
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
How our review page compares
This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

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About the Dealer

BetterCar Limited

Nep Town Rd, Henfield BN5 9DY