2012 Ford Fiesta 1.4L Diesel · DS12 NNT

This 2012 Ford Fiesta’s most recent MOT (October 2025) is a pass, but only just. It was retested after failing on a side repeater and indicator colour issues, and the pass still carried five advisories. That suggests the car was prepared just enough to scrape through, not properly maintained. The mechanical pattern is worsening. In 2023, you had worn brake discs, an anti-roll bar dust cover, and a worn suspension arm ball joint. By October 2025, the problems have spread: both front tyres are near the limit, the offside front driveshaft CV boot is severely deteriorated, the rear tyres are cracking or perishing, and the nearside front track rod end ball joint has play. These are suspension, steering, and driveline faults that do not get better on their own. The car is clearly being run on a tight budget with repairs deferred until critical. The mileage is roughly typical for a 14-year-old car (about 8,900 per year). This is not suspiciously high or low, but the maintenance pattern points to a car that has been used consistently without proactive care.