2004 Ford Focus 1.8L Diesel · FP54 XOU

The Ford Focus last presented for MOT on 24 November 2021 at 167,387 miles and failed the test, with the DVLA record showing no specific defects logged. This single failed examination nearly five years before today's date leaves the current roadworthiness unverified and the maintenance trend impossible to judge from the data supplied. The vehicle has not held a valid test since that failure, so any assertion of structural or mechanical soundness would be unsupported. At roughly 22 years old the car shows 167,387 recorded miles, equating to about 7,608 miles per year and sitting within typical use for a 2004 hatchback. The history contains only the one 2021 entry at that exact mileage, so we cannot trace accumulation or identify gaps before it; the absence of earlier tests in this extract prevents any wear-rate comparison. What the record does confirm is that the odometer had reached 167k by late 2021 and has not been tested since. A buyer must treat this as a stalled asset. The November 2021 failure with no defects cited often points to a documentation or presentation issue at the testing station, but it equally may mask unrecorded faults if the owner simply parked the car. Given the age and mileage, suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs and subframe corrosion warrant close physical inspection. Before any purchase, commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and running gear. The lack of recent MOT data means tyres, exhaust emissions and binding calipers are all unknown quantities after nearly five years of potential disuse.