2008 Ford Focus 1.6L Petrol · AG57 CPZ

The 2008 Ford Focus currently holds a failed MOT status from the most recent test on 28 October 2024 at 128,869 miles, with no defects formally recorded against the failure. Prior to that, the vehicle passed consistently in November 2023 at 125,199 miles, October 2022 at 119,568 miles, and twice on 5 November 2021 at 114,225 miles, the first of those being a failure with no listed defects. The maintenance trend cannot be classed as stable or worsening on mechanical evidence, as the records show clean passes and anomalous failures carrying no advisory or defect data across the full sequence. The odometer sat at 114,225 miles in November 2021 and rose to 128,869 miles by October 2024, an accumulation of 14,644 miles over roughly three years. That equates to near 4,900 miles per year, below the 7,159 miles per year lifetime average implied by the age and total mileage, indicating lighter recent use. The DVSA entries are sparse and carry no advisories or recorded wear items, so no consumable replacement pattern or neglect signal is visible in the raw history. A buyer should not treat the clean pass record as proof of sound condition. The October 2024 failure with zero defects logged points to either an administrative test anomaly or an unrecorded fault category, and a fresh physical inspection is essential before purchase. Given the car is eighteen years old, focus the viewing on structural corrosion at sills and suspension mounting points, front suspension bushes, coil springs, brake disc thickness, and exhaust emissions, none of which the MOT trail confirms or clears. The repeated same-day fail and pass in November 2021 with no defects suggests test centre error rather than rectified fault, but the final 2024 failure undermines any assumption of valid roadworthiness. Arrange a current MOT retest or independent mechanical inspection to establish the actual cause before committing funds.