Used 2012 Ford Focus Hatchback Consumer Reviews
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I "was" so happy
daisyp, 04/08/2014
updated 04/09/2016
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I was so happy when I first bought this car but like another reviewer said, I soon regretted ever buying it. I have been to Ford's service department so many times, people joke and say "Hi, you again?" The transmission in this car is a disaster, The car jerks and rattles so much, I'm in constant fear it's going to shut off. It took over 4 times of me taking the car in to Ford for them to finally admit there was something wrong with the transmission, before that they kept saying "Oh that's normal". The air conditioning gets hot and cold on it's own and they also say they can't find the problem. So I'm done with this car and in the process of the Lemon Law.
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Worst car ever
rayon1784, 10/25/2019
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought it 2 years ago and have spent almost $5,000 in repairs. Tranny, wheel bearings, heater core.
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2012 Focus SE A surprise to me
freelanceshots, 08/24/2012
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Don't have a lot of miles on my car just yet but I'm digging my focus. Transmission seems more then fine. I've got the auto 6 speed and from what I've been told the transmission shifts and does what it does so that it can get better fuel consumption. I'm not trying to drag race anymore so it does just great. It's a lot quieter then my Ford Taurus I was driving and I can really appreciate that. Looks pretty good in my opinion. First real time out on the highway I was pulling 45 mpg where it only gets better with the more miles you put on it. Accessories I plan to get include the stick-on keypad entry, rubberized mats, rear trunk mat and some ceramic window tint.
One big POS
GregP, 07/01/2017
updated 01/07/2019
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Do not buy the 2012 Focus. I will not be buying another Focus ever. This was my second focus. The first one was a 2003, manual transmission and it was actually a good car. But in 2012 Ford went to the DCT transmission and it obviously wasn't ready for production release. I've had this car in the ford dealership 8 times in two and a half years. Finally got the TCM replaced after taking it in three times on the issue of 'No Start' where the TCM doesn't allow the car to start. This left me stranded a couple times and ford would not replace it because they weren't getting the "right codes" to read out when I would take it in, it was very frustrating. The transmission is the worst I've ever experienced in any car. It hesitates so badly that I've almost been in accidents because of it. There are other issues with the car as well that are more 'annoyances' and related to the overall poor quality of the car, for example, the factory stereo one day just decided to make really loud noises that you couldnt stop, then it quit altogether... so I had to drop a few hundred dollars for a new stereo that I didn't want to have to buy. Other cheaply constructed things were everywhere. for example, the flip up lid on the Widow washer fluid tank broke in to pieces once when I was trying to simply open it, etc.
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Miss my 08 Focus!!!
justford14, 08/01/2012
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
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I have 2012 SE Hatch with 6sp auto with sports package. I traded in my 5spd manual 2008 Focus sedan with 115k milage for this. I have to tell you the style, performance and steering of the new focus is so much better, but from there honestly its all less quality, less mpg and disapppointment. I was getting 36-42 MPG in my 08, I can't beat 34 doing same drive. I have several very loud interior rattles that are pending dealer part orders and the transmission never knows what gear to be in. Worst at times u hit the gas from a stop and you just sit there for seconds before transmission engages. Oh and bluetooth audio quality not as good as 08 focus.