2017 Ford Focus 1.0L Petrol · GK51 BEX

The 2017 Ford Focus presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 19 May 2025 at 22,035 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the four preceding annual tests from May 2022 to May 2024 also passed cleanly. The only blemish is a failure on 18 May 2022 at 11,151 miles, reversed two days later at 11,165 miles with no defects listed, which points to an administrative or presentation issue at the testing station rather than a mechanical fault. Recorded mileage sits at 22,035 miles against roughly nine years of age, an average of about 2,448 miles per year. The car was almost dormant between May 2022 and May 2023, adding only 1,444 miles, then covered 2,056 miles to May 2024 and a larger 7,370 miles by May 2025. Such low, uneven accumulation suggests extended standing periods, which can allow corrosion, seized brake components, and degraded rubber suspension bushes to develop despite a clean test sheet. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of brake discs and calipers for binding or surface pitting from disuse. The tester logged no advisories on tyres, exhaust emissions, or structural integrity across the record, so no recurring wear trend exists. Check underbody and sills for moisture-driven corrosion given the low-mileage, likely static storage pattern. Prior owners clearly kept the Focus to a minimal-use schedule with no ignored consumables or repeated failures. The absent advisory history implies basic upkeep was not skipped, though the 2022 anomaly warrants confirmation the V5C and DVSA portal show matching clean status before purchase.