2008 Ford Focus 1.8L Petrol · DX57 RZB

The 2008 Ford Focus presents as roadworthy following the most recent DVSA test on 23 July 2025 at 52,317 miles, where the vehicle passed with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every recorded test from February 2022 through July 2025 resulting in a pass and no advisories or faults raised. A failed entry logged on 23 July 2025 at the same mileage and with no defects recorded appears to be an administrative anomaly rather than a mechanical concern, given the pass certificate issued the same day. The odometer shows 28,084 miles in February 2022, rising to 31,349 miles by July 2023, then 33,534 miles in July 2024, and 52,317 miles at the July 2025 test. Annual use sat near 2,900 miles across the earlier entries, but the final year added roughly 18,800 miles, marking a sharp acceleration in accumulation during the last twelve months before sale. The sparse five-entry record and clean results give little insight into component condition, though the low lifetime average of around 2,906 miles per year suggests prolonged standing periods are plausible for much of the car's eighteen-year life. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and subframe corrosion, as the MOT record contains no advisories that would confirm or deny their condition. Brake discs, calipers, and exhaust emissions warrant hands-on checks given the age and the sudden mileage increase in the final year. The absence of flagged structural integrity issues is reassuring, but standing time can mask perished rubber components and seized mechanisms that a static test may not expose.