2008 Ford Focus 1.8L Diesel · GF08 GVY

The 2008 Ford Focus presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, confirmed by the most recent test on 2025-09-08 at 155,829 miles where the tester recorded no defects. The vehicle passed every annual examination from 2022 through 2025, showing no escalating faults or repeated advisory patterns across the recorded history. Mileage accumulation sits at a typical level for an eighteen-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 8,657 miles per year against the 155,829 miles recorded. The records show steady yearly use: 122,399 miles in September 2022, 132,719 in September 2023, 144,282 in September 2024, and 155,829 in September 2025. A single anomaly appears on 2024-09-16 when the car failed at 144,202 miles with no defects listed, then passed the next day at 144,282 miles, indicating an administrative or retest correction rather than a mechanical fault. The clean MOT history gives no flagged wear on suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, or structural corrosion across the five-year span. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of underside structural integrity and subframe rust given the vehicle's age and UK winter road salt exposure. The brake calipers, exhaust emissions, and steering joints warrant hands-on checks despite the absence of advisories in the official record. Previous owners maintained basic statutory testing discipline, with no skipped years and no neglected consumables reaching failure threshold. The 2024 duplicate test suggests minor paperwork handling rather than deferred maintenance. At 155,829 miles the drivetrain and clutch remain unassessed by the MOT data and should be verified on a road trial.