2012 Ford Focus consumer reviews

Really good car for the money. Backseat legroom is not great. Seats fold down and allow a lot of space for cargo. Engine has plenty of power.

Love everything about the car, except the 4 recalls. The transmission being one of them. Hopefully after I get the recalls done I’ll love it.

I WOULD NEVER EVER RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SE IN 2012- A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. AFTER ALMOST ONE YEAR THE VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL RECALLS. ONE MORE YEAR TO PAYOFF MY CAR LOAN THE FORD FOCUS DIED AND I MEAN LITERALLY DIED ON ME. ACCORDING TO MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC AND MACHINE SHOP IT WAS BETTER FOR ME TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE WITH THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED I LEARNED THAT THE ALUMINIUM SURFACE THAT IT GOES ONTO, 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME FAILS. THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REBUILT. I WANTED TO JUST LEAVE THE CAR TO BE REPOSSESSED BUT I THOUGH OF THE EFFECT THAT WOULD HAVE HAD ON MY CREDIT AND CONTINUED TO PAY OVER 400$ MONTHLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS PAID OFF IN FULL. DO NOT BUY THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. YOU WILL NOT GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH. A VERY, VERY BAD BUY.

Great car for a first car. It was very reliable and i never had a large repair on it. Would recommend to anyone for inner city commuting.

The car is excellent for in-town driving and gets great gas mileage using flex fuel. Easy to handle and park. It has new tires which makes it feel like you are driving it new off the showroom floor.

RECALL FROM BUMPER TO BUMPER. It shouldn't be this hard to have a dependable vehicle after you shell out thousands of dollars. If I wanted a 3000 pound paper weight I'd have went a little cheaper.

The car is wonderful and is great to get to doctors and store and lots of room for what I need it for very nice people and friendlyness

I'm in sales and travel often. This car is good on gas and has plenty of room for my materials. It looks nice and drives even better.

Nothing but failures and expensive repairs and recalls. Absolutle piece of crap. Fords worst effort. I cant give this thing away and no one will steal it from me. Its crap.

I rented a Ford Focus hatchback to go look at an Audi at a dealership. I was so impressed with the Ford Focus over the Audi that I drove back home and immediately started looking for a Ford Focus. Owned one ever since. It's a fantastic little car with excellent gas mileage and all of the features (SEL trim) a modern driver demands. Aside from the early model transmission issues these are incredibly comfortable and reliable cars. Not a sports car but if you really like to accelerate between stoplights they have the ST model to throw you to the back of your seat. I highly recommend this car.