2010 Ford Focus 1.6L Diesel · FL10 DFX

The 2010 Ford Focus currently shows a failed roadworthiness status from its most recent test on 30 June 2023 at 131,193 miles, where the DVLA record lists a failure with no defects recorded. This absence of noted defects against a failure outcome leaves the specific cause unresolved, and the maintenance trend cannot be read as stable or improving given the lack of a subsequent pass in the three years since. The vehicle has not recorded any MOT pass after that date, so its present legal road status is expired and unverified. Mileage advanced from 98,789 miles at the 27 July 2021 test to 110,877 miles by 25 July 2022, then jumped to 131,193 miles by 30 June 2023. That equates to roughly 12,000 miles in the final year versus under 12,000 across the prior two combined, showing a moderate late-life increase from the 8,200 annual average. The record is sparse, with three entries only and no advisories or defects logged on the two passes, which suggests either light formal inspection findings or minimal data capture rather than confirmed fault-free condition. A buyer must treat the unexplained 2023 failure as the priority. Without stated defects, the test could involve emissions exceedance, structural corrosion, or brake performance below limit, so a full inspection of exhaust emissions, brake discs and calipers, and underbody structural integrity is required before any purchase. Given the car is sixteen years old and has stood unused since mid-2023, suspect degraded suspension bushes, flat-spotted tyres, and seized handbrake mechanisms from prolonged storage. The clean earlier record offers no assurance on consumables now four years stale, and the failed test demands the seller produce the failure sheet or the vehicle be re-tested under current conditions.