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FORD FOCUS2003 · 1.6L Petrol

SW03 AFU

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2003 FORD FOCUS? It's a Petrol with a 1596cc engine showing 129,765 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/10/2019

Tax

No data

Mileage: 129,765
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 2003
Engine: 1596cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Full History Report

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Ford Focus (SW03 AFU) from 2003 show a total of 5 MOT tests between September 2016 and October 2018.

Across its entire MOT history, this Ford has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (11 issues), Lighting (8 issues), Suspension (7 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (4 issues), Tyres (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 28 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)”; “Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b)”; “Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY