Used Car of the Day: 2016 Ford Focus RS

by Tim Healey

Published: March 19th, 2024

The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been beloved around these parts for being fun to drive. Today we feature a low-mileage example out of the Pacific Northwest.

There are 21,700 miles on the car, which has the standard wheels and a moonroof. There are winter tires on it right now -- and the winter wheels are a bit scuffed. The seller has summer tires on another set of the same wheels, and those wheels aren't scuffed. However, the tires need to be replaced.

The car is still under warranty until this fall.

Our seller has kept it mostly stock, with upgrades including window tints, a European center console, and a USB upgrade that allows for Apple CarPlay capability.

The head gasket recall has been done. Cosmetically speaking, the car does have some rock chips and the like, and the lower front fascia was scuffed by the seller.

Otherwise the car appears to be in good condition. The ask is $38,000 and the car is in Portland, Oregon.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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MaintenanceCosts on Mar 20, 2024

The first Focus RS, the one with the 5-cylinder that we never got in the U.S., might be worth the expense and hassle.

This one is just a Focus ST with a bored-out engine, a worse reliability record, and a lot of forum hype.

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- Analoggrotto on Mar 20, 2024
  
  If your aim is to steal my Crown of Stupidity then you are vying for it today. The Focus RS, at the least has AWD.
  
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- FreedMike on Mar 20, 2024
  
  There are a LOT of differences between the ST and the RS, chief among them being AWD and a ton more horsepower.
  
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- Analoggrotto on Mar 20, 2024
  
  The real question is if the Focus RS is even more unreliable than that science experiment RX 500h!
  
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- MaintenanceCosts on Mar 20, 2024
  
  Still a turbo four hot hatch that, despite AWD, everyone seems to agree can't turn as well as a Civic Type R.
  
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- Analoggrotto on Mar 20, 2024
  
  According to the internet dadbod gallery, the planet earth doesn't turn as well as the friggin beloved Civic Type-R.
  
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FreedMike on Mar 20, 2024

Positives: Great condition, not modded, low miles.
Negatives: nose-candy price

These may be collectible, and if so this one's definitely a great example. Still, that price...

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