2002 Ford Focus 1.6L Petrol · DA02 YOT

The Ford Focus presents a broadly roadworthy profile with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 17 January 2024 at 115,030 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests in 2022 and 2021 also passed without advisories, indicating no escalating mechanical concerns across the observed period. The mileage record shows an unusual pattern for a 2002 vehicle. In the 26 October 2022 failure at 121,486 miles, the car then passed a week later on 4 November 2022 at 121,493 miles, both figures above the 115,030 miles logged at the 2024 test. This implies the odometer reading dropped by roughly 6,463 miles between late 2022 and early 2024, a discrepancy the buyer must verify against the physical instrument cluster and V5C. Annual use averaged low at circa 4,793 miles per year, though the sparse four-entry history limits deeper wear analysis. No tester flagged suspension bushes, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions faults across the supplied records, and the October 2022 failure carried no listed defects, suggesting an administrative or unrecorded cause. The clean advisory slate means no recurring consumable or structural trends require monitoring from the data alone. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity, coil springs, and binding calipers given the vehicle's 24-year age and the unexplained mileage reversal. Confirm the true mileage with previous keepers and check for hidden rust in sills and subframes that MOT testers may not have photographed.