2005 Ford Fiesta 1.2L Petrol · PE55 ADX

The vehicle currently fails the roadworthiness standard. The most recent test on 14 November 2024 at 101,359 miles returned a comprehensive failure, and the maintenance trend is clearly worsening rather than stabilising. The tester flagged a non-clearing windscreen wiper, a dead offside front position lamp, an inoperable passenger seat fore-and-aft mechanism, an empty coolant reservoir with radiator steaming, under-inflated and edge-worn offside front tyre, engine and gearbox oil leaks, corroded front and rear brake pipes, a nearside front track rod end with excessive play, a non-damping offside rear shock absorber, and an emissions test abandoned due to overheating risk. This contrasts sharply with the 23 October 2023 pass at 92,448 miles, where only minor corrosion and slight play advisories appeared. The Ford shows 101,359 miles against 21 years of age, averaging roughly 4,827 miles per year. Low annual use suggests extended standing periods. The record shows steady but modest accumulation: 84,244 miles in October 2021, 88,520 in October 2022, 92,448 in October 2023, then 101,359 by November 2024. The final year added nearly 9,000 miles, the largest single jump in the data, yet the car still sits well below typical mileage for a 2005 model. Sparse early entries mean we cannot judge pre-2021 care, but the 2021 clean pass and 2022 minor oil leak suggest reasonable interim upkeep before the 2023 corrosion flags. Recurring faults demand physical inspection before any purchase. Brake pipe corrosion first appeared on the nearside rear in October 2023 and spread to the offside front and rear by November 2024, indicating untreated structural rust across the hydraulic lines. The nearside front track rod end progressed from slight play in 2023 to excessive play in 2024, and the offside rear shock lost damping entirely. A buyer must verify the ABS fault from the 2023 failure, confirm coolant and oil system integrity given the steaming radiator and twin leaks, and check the rear coil spring corrosion noted in 2023 has not fractured. Previous owners deferred basic consumables and ignored escalating corrosion. Failing on wipers, lamp, and tyre inflation in 2024 shows skipped routine checks, while letting brake pipes and steering joints degrade points to neglected mechanical maintenance. The buyer should commission a ramp inspection of all brake pipes, suspension bushes, shock absorbers, and the engine cooling system before considering this Fiesta roadworthy.