2011 Ford Fiesta 1.4L Diesel · AO11 RVR

The 2011 Ford Fiesta presents a mixed maintenance picture. The most recent MOT, conducted on 27 November 2025 at 123,080 miles, passed but carried three advisories that signal a shift from the clean bills of health seen in prior years. The tester flagged an offside front tyre worn close to the legal limit and worn on edge, an offside front wheel bearing with slight play, and a nearside front suspension arm ball joint with slight play. These are not fresh catastrophic failures, but they do represent a cluster of wear items surfacing simultaneously after two consecutive years of completely clean passes in 2023 and early 2024. The trend is not sharply worsening, yet it is no longer stable. The vehicle appears to be entering a phase where age-related components are beginning to require attention after a period of relative neglect or deferred upkeep. The mileage pattern tells a straightforward story. At roughly 8,205 miles per year over fifteen years, this Fiesta sits squarely within typical annual usage for its age. The record shows consistent accumulation: 120,082 miles in January 2023, 121,289 miles in December 2023, 122,599 miles in November 2024, and 123,080 miles in November 2025. That final year added only 481 miles, suggesting the car has seen very light use recently or may have spent extended periods stationary. The gap between the December 2023 test and the November 2024 test covers nearly a full year and 1,310 miles, which is unremarkable. There are no suspicious mileage reversals or dramatic spikes. The odometer readings are coherent and support the stated history. A buyer should focus their physical inspection on the front suspension and steering components. The offside front suspension arm ball joint was excessively worn at the November 2024 failure and then reappeared as a slight play advisory in November 2025, which suggests the joint was replaced but may already be developing minor wear again, or a different joint on the nearside has now taken up the slack. Either way, both front ball joints and the track rod ends deserve close scrutiny. The offside front wheel bearing advisory in the latest test is a new item not previously flagged, and any roughness or humming from that corner should be checked on a lift. The front brake discs and pads were replaced after the November 2024 failure, so those should be in reasonable condition, but a visual check of disc thickness and pad depth is still prudent given the low recent mileage. The uneven tyre wear on the offside front points to possible tracking misalignment or a suspension geometry issue tied to the worn ball joint, so a four-wheel alignment check is advisable before committing to the purchase.