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4.63 out of 5 stars

Fuel efficient, attractive, great driving car

sobhall, 11/10/2012
2012 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Have had my 2012 Ford Focus S w/automatic for 6 months and just under 9000 miles. Great driving car. Relatively quiet and smooth riding for a compact. Terrific handling. Interior is well laid out. Nice seats that are fairly comfortable. Inside and out, the car is a looker. So far, averaging 42.8 mpg. Can't wait to see what kind of mileage I get on the freeway. So far, quite satisfied. Very nice car.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

pass on this car!!!!!!!!! going back to chevys.

mingo5, 01/09/2014
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

at 11k had broken left strut.at 16k had ser.eng light gas tank sensor bad 6 days to order and repair.3 days later light on again took back kept car 11 days said was overfilling gas tank.when took in both times had 1/4 tank of gas!whata joke.now at 24,700 have broken left bearing and broken strut again 4days in shop AGAIN! but now on speed bumps clucking sound on driverside front not taking back to them will trade for a chevy cruz or malibu.not to mention tranny spuddering on takeoffs.they now tell me will not cover rental car anymore even becouse i have extended warranty!i've had it with with FORD.....

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5 out of 5 stars

nice car

becheurh@yahoo.com, 03/02/2016
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
4 of 12 people found this review helpful

Nothing wrong .I hade 64000 miles on it

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5 out of 5 stars

Sporty Looking & fun to drive

Barbara Stoner, 04/14/2016
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 19 people found this review helpful

It is an economical, very practical but fun-to-drive vehicle. It is great to drive on curves, really grabs the road and steers easily. It has a lot of trunk space, and it has adequate leg room in the back seat.

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2 out of 5 stars

Round'n Round'n Round We Go...

acskurt, 06/23/2012
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
3 of 10 people found this review helpful

Bought the 2012 Focus April this year. Within 500 miles had it back in the shop twice due to tranny shifting bad. This transmission is the worst thing Ford has snuck onto it's public since the Pinto. Even after reprogramming the transmission TWICE, the car's driveability is the most unpridictable of any car I have driven. When I pulled into traffic on June 5, it shifted from 1st to 4th within 15 feet and nearly got me killed. I took the death trap back to the dealer and gave it to them. Dealer says "talk to Ford" - Ford says "talk to the dealer". I'll probably Lemon Law the car unless I'm made happy this week.

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