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Used 2012 Ford Focus Sedan Consumer Reviews

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3 out of 5 stars

Love it but hate it

Jessica, 01/31/2021
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
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I love this car but there is issues with the transmission if I knew then what I know know about the transmission I would never have bought it but other then that it has amazing mpg It’s power everything luxury everything I’m absolutely in love with it it’s sucks that they put such a crappy transmission in it.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great car, great fuel milage

Darren, 04/21/2021
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have the 4 cylinder 5 speed SEL and I very much enjoy this car, it shifts very smooth, it gets great fuel mileage and has good power. I do recommend this car but like I said mine is a 5-speed.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great little car!

Dave, 06/16/2021
2012 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

250,000 miles and going strong. Averaging 39 miles to the gallon. Good car, good value.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Epic Fail, Ford

herman15fusion, 12/07/2014
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I purchased the 2012 Focus SE Sedan in February, 2012. Horrible Mistake! Initial satisfaction was quickly replaced with the realization that I had paid way too much for something so poorly built. The engine is extremely weak, and the transmission shaked and shuttered with only ~5,000 miles on the vehicle. I had the transmission serviced three times. Each time, I was told "that's just the way this transmission is..." and then provided a computer update (the 3rd one I paid $150). I received a letter from Ford Corporate in mid-2014 stating they had extended the warranty on the transmission. The only positive to this was that I was refunded my $150 for the last software update.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

New focus automatic transmission and warranty

10snyder, 12/03/2012
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
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Have a 2012 Focus with 16,000 miles, the car shutters and jerks extremely bad when shifthing from 1st to 2nd gear. Local Ford mechanic agrees with me that a new car should not shift this violently but Ford will do nothing to correct the problem. Apparently Ford simply needs to say that other cars of this type do the same thing so this is a normal characteristic of the car. Everything else about the car is great but the warranty is not worth the paper it's written on.

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