Ford Focus takes Used Car of the Decade honours

 Ford’s Focus has been judged the Used Car of the Decade by Cap. The car also took top honours in the Best Medium Used Family Car category, while the Ka was judged Small Used Car of the Decade.

Unanimous vote
The panel of judges, comprising of used car market and vehicle valuation analysts at Cap, voted unanimously for the Focus, declaring it as the vehicle which set new standards of quality in the volume car market during the past decade.

“Launched in 1998, Ford Focus was a brave and radical departure from the norm, effectively reinventing every aspect of the small family car, from engineering standards, fit and finish to introducing a host a new innovations to the sector,” said Cap.

Seat won the Most Improved Used Car Brand of the Decade.

Results in full
Used Car of the Decade: Ford Focus (1998-2005)
Used Family car of the Decade: Ford Focus (1998-2005)
Small Used Car of the Decade: Ford Ka (1996-2008)
Large Used Family Car of the Decade: Volkswagen Passat (1996-2005)
Executive Used Car of the Decade: Audi A3 (2003-2008)
Luxury Used Car of the Decade: BMW X5 (2000-2006)
Most Improved Used Car Brand of the Decade: Seat