2020 Ford Focus ST-Line X Ecoblue Auto 2.0L Diesel · EN69 FGK

The vehicle carries a current MOT pass from January 2026 at 82,614 miles, with no advisories or defects recorded by the tester, and a previous pass from January 2024 also recorded without defects. With two consecutive clean tests over a two-year cycle, the limited official record shows a stable roadworthiness outcome at the point of testing, though only two data points are available to form any meaningful trend. Any judgement on long-term mechanical trajectory from such sparse information carries obvious limits. Mileage accumulation appears notably brisk for a 2020 model. Between January 2024 at the second recorded test and January 2026 at the most recent, the vehicle covered roughly the difference from the prior point up to 82,614 miles, consistent with the supplied context of around 13,769 miles per year on average. This rate sits above typical private-use mileage for the model and suggests the diesel drivetrain, dual-clutch automatic gearbox, brakes, tyres and suspension components have been worked hard. The exact mileage at the 2024 test is not specified in the record, which makes precise year-on-year comparison impossible, but the overall annual figure is clear and warrants attention to consumable and drivetrain wear. Given the absence of flagged defects, there are no specific advisories to chase from the MOT file itself. A buyer should still prioritise a physical inspection of the items most likely to suffer under heavy use: brake discs and pads for wear scoring or lipping, coil springs and suspension bushes for cracking or sagging, the dual-clutch transmission for shudder or hesitation on cold start, and the exhaust system including the diesel particulate filter for warning lights or restricted performance. A check for underbody corrosion and structural integrity around the rear axle and subframe mounting points is sensible on a high-mileage diesel, alongside verification of recent tyre age and tread depth. Overall the documented record is clean but thin, and the higher-than-average mileage demands hands-on scrutiny of wear items the MOT does not cover. Specialist inspection of the automatic transmission and a compression or diagnostic read for the EcoBlue diesel would be a prudent step before purchase. Buying score: 62, Risk level: Medium.