2007 Ford Focus 1.8L Diesel · CY57 AXT

The 2007 Ford Focus currently holds a failed MOT status from the 28 November 2025 test at 106,636 miles, where the tester logged a failure with no defects recorded. This leaves the roadworthiness position unresolved and the maintenance trend ambiguous rather than clearly stable or worsening. The prior cycle showed a clean pass on 4 December 2024 at 104,645 miles, following a failure on 29 November 2024 at 104,629 miles, also with no defects noted. Such back-to-back fail-pass entries with empty defect fields suggest administrative or presentation anomalies in the record rather than confirmed mechanical faults. The odometer sat at 100,358 miles for the 2 December 2022 pass and rose to 102,498 by the 1 December 2023 pass, then 104,629 by late November 2024. Annual accumulation averaged near 2,100 miles across those years, well below the 5,612 per year implied by the lifetime total. The car covered only 1,991 miles between the November 2024 pass and the November 2025 failure. Low use of this order on a nineteen-year-old hatchback typically points to short local journeys or extended standing periods, both of which encourage corrosion and perished rubber components despite modest drivetrain wear. A buyer should commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion, given the age and low mileage pattern that favours moisture retention. The suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs merit close measurement for degradation from inactivity. The DVSA log shows no advisories or recorded defects across the cycle, so the absence of flagged wear offers no assurance; the 2025 failure with no listed cause demands clarification from the testing station before any purchase proceeds.