	SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)	SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)	Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)	BEV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
MPG	30	31	31	105
Seating	5	5	5	5
Transmission	5-speed manual	6-speed automated manual	6-speed automated manual	1-speed direct drive
Fuel	flex-fuel (FFV)	flex-fuel (FFV)	flex-fuel (FFV)	electric
Horsepower	160 hp @ 6500 rpm	160 hp @ 6500 rpm	160 hp @ 6500 rpm	N/A

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Safety

NHTSA Overall Rating

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers independent analysis.

Frontal Barrier Crash Rating
Overall4/5
Driver5/5
Passenger4/5
Side Crash Rating
Overall5/5
Side Barrier Rating
Overall4/5
Driver4/5
Passenger5/5

Combined Side Barrier & Pole Ratings
Front Seat4/5
Back Seat5/5
Rollover
Rollover4/5
Dynamic Test ResultNo Tip
Risk Of Rollover11.7%

IIHS Rating

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.

Side Impact Test
G
Good
Roof Strength Test
G
Good
Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
G
Good
IIHS Small Overlap Front Test
Not Tested
Moderate Overlap Front Test
G
Good

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Kylie, 5/9/2016

Horrible

DO NOT BUY. The transmission is absolutely horrible and ford will do NOTHING to fix it. I have broken down 2 times, my car will not accelerate and the RPMS just go crazy. I have had it in the shop 3 times within the past 2 months and they refuse to do anything for it.

Bill Smith, 10/19/2016

Buyer Beware, sold the car a piece of junk!

Bought car new and have had nothing but troubles with transmission. This car should be on recall as it is a safety issue when driving at highway speeds and car decides to buck and jump. Just traded it on a new Camry will never buy another Ford car. Real disappointment and the dealer could only make excuses. This car could get you killed when driving at highway speeds. Read the internet it is full of horror stories regarding the transmission.

psugrad15, 8/13/2014

One big LEMON!

What a lemon and huge disappointment the car has been. I guess I am even more disappointed in Ford for not standing behind their vehicle. I have had nothing but issues with this car from the day I got it. It was all quickly pushed under the rug as normal break-in time. Well, the car is dangerous and should be recalled! The transmission revs are highway speeds and you lose all ability to accelerate. I have had it happen now four times and when I

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More About This Model

As the 2012 Ford Focus takes you down the road for the first time, you can feel yourself gradually picking up speed, as if the friction of daily automotive life had suddenly been overcome. You feel as if there is a gap in traffic ahead just for you, while every gas station you see is a reminder that you can sail past without a second thought.

What you sense has nothing to do with physics. Instead it is the burden of the small-car stereotype being lifted from your shoulders. You feel transformed by an automobile that is utterly modern, one that is neither large size nor small size but instead "right size."

Americans have been chasing such a car for decades, wobbling between the guilty pleasure of enormous land yachts and righteous enthusiasm for tiny fuel-sipping pods, but now the Ford Focus shows us the middle ground where most of us belong. Though it carries the same name as Ford's previous compact sedan, this new-generation Focus has been stretched a few inches into a size that's just right.

Just as important, the Ford Focus doesn't make you suffer for choosing the way of the right-size vehicle. It has an adventurous, modern look that makes nearly everything else on the road look tired and stuffy. More important, the 2012 Ford Focus is available with the same comfort and convenience features we demand in large cars, even while its pricing remains consistent with what we expect of a small car. The base model begins at $16,270, which is the same price as the 2010 model. The top-of-the-line Titanium reflects the greater feature array available in the new car, with a price that starts at $22,995.

As you compare this front-wheel-drive sedan with its four-cylinder engine to the competition, the Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Mazda 3 and Volkswagen Jetta come to mind as similarly sized and priced vehicles. Yet the style and equipment of the Ford Focus also tempts you to compare it to the four-cylinder variants of the Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Mazda 6.

Used 2012 Ford Focus Overview

The Used 2012 Ford Focus is offered in the following submodels: , , . Available styles include SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M), SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M), SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM), SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM), S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M), Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM), Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM), and BEV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD).

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