2013 Ford Focus 1.0L Petrol · EX63 NYC

Most recent MOT (19 Feb 2026 – PASS) The car passed its latest test at 116,043 mi, but the examiner recorded several items of note: the front sub‑frame shows corrosion (though not judged to be seriously weakened) and the rear sub‑frame is also corroded. Both front suspension arm pins/bushes are worn and the front arms are starting to split. These are advisory comments rather than outright failures, but they flag potential structural wear. Recurring pattern Across the last four years the MOT records repeatedly highlight corrosion of rear coil springs (2024–2025) and, more recently, corrosion of both front and rear sub‑frames (2026). In 2024 the off‑side front coil spring was recorded as fractured or broken, leading to a failure that year. Brake‑related advisories also appear – a fluctuating rear service brake was noted in 2025. Light‑related failures (rear stop‑lamp intensity and colour of rear direction indicators) caused a failure in early 2025 but have not re‑appeared since. Trend analysis The nature of the comments suggests a gradual build‑up of rust on structural components rather than an acute, worsening failure. The 2026 pass shows the same corrosion issues that were previously flagged, but the examiner judged the sub‑frames still sufficiently sound for road use. In other words, the condition is relatively stable – the problems have not escalated to a failure, but they have not been resolved either.