2010 FORD FOCUS1.6L Petrol

The vehicle holds a valid MOT certificate from the 9 January 2026 test, which passed with no defects recorded at 157,559 miles. Looking at the full history, the maintenance pattern is stable. In both 2024 and 2025, the car failed an initial test and then passed on the same day or the next day at the identical mileage, which indicates the tester found minor issues that were rectified immediately. Each final pass certificate is clean, so there is no evidence of a worsening mechanical trend or neglected recurring faults. The most recent test is roughly seven months old, which is recent enough to give a fair picture of current roadworthiness. The mileage profile is unremarkable for a sixteen-year-old Ford Focus. The recorded 157,559 miles equates to roughly 9,847 miles per year, which sits close to the national average for a car of this age. Between the January 2024 test at 133,773 miles and the January 2025 test at 145,789 miles, the car covered about 12,016 miles over a calendar year. Between January 2025 and the January 2026 test, it added a further 11,770 miles. That steady, consistent annual accumulation indicates regular everyday use and no prolonged periods standing idle. The two failure entries show no recorded defect details, which is unusual in the summary, but both were followed by a pass at the same mileage, so the underlying problems were almost certainly minor consumables such as tyre tread or bulb failures. Because the MOT data contains no repeated advisories or structural warnings, there is nothing in the record to single out as a known weakness. However, at this age and mileage, a pre-purchase inspection should concentrate on the components that typically wear on this generation of Focus. Check the rear suspension bushes and coil springs for cracking or sagging, and inspect the brake discs and pads for lipping and uneven wear; binding calipers are a common annoyance on this model. Get underneath and look at the sills, floor pan, and rear suspension mounts for corrosion, and have the exhaust emissions checked after a full warm-up, because a high-mileage catalytic converter or lambda sensor can deteriorate without setting a dashboard warning. The MOT certificate remains valid until January 2027, but an independent inspection would still be a sensible safeguard given the mileage.