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Used 2012 Ford Focus Sedan Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

My Ford Focus was awesome!!

L.S., 03/07/2019
2012 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I have nothing bad to day about my Focus!! I have owned it almost 8 years and been a wonderful car! !

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2.13 out of 5 stars

DO NOT PURCHASE

lswheat, 10/30/2013
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

My 2012 Ford Focus sputtered on acceleration at times after purchase. The dealership said "it adjusts to the driver" and it "mimics a manual shift". It began to stall, the parking assist never worked and was replaced twice, the parking sensors would go off for no reason and the sputtering continued to worsen. I was later told there is a known problem with these vehicles. This was not disclosed when I purchased the car and it was intended for my 16 year old new driver. After exactly 12 months, the transmission went bad. Now I am in a new car with an outrageous payment because I was upside down. My choice was taken, if I had known there was an issue with this car, I would not have bought it.

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4 out of 5 stars

Reliable

Kathygrin, 01/29/2020
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

There was one issue with stalling but that was fixed through a recall. Car has been extremely reliable. Only issue is a little shaky when driving from stop.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great car!

Linda , 10/09/2019
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

My 2012 Ford Focus has been a good car. I haven’t had much problems with it. Only thing I’m a little disappointed is the air-conditioner. I live in Texas where it gets into three digits and it takes a while to cool off. I’ve noticed that on other Fords, not just mine. All in all, it is a great car.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great car with 12,000 miles for less than $10,000

Joey Hall, 12/25/2017
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

Have owned for two months and no problems at all.

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