2009 Ford Focus 1.8L Diesel · LL09 YKF

The vehicle demonstrates a stable roadworthiness trend over the past three years, with the most recent 2025 MOT at 75,499 miles recording no defects. All tests from 2023 to 2025 passed without issues, indicating consistent maintenance. However, the 2022 MOT failure at 70,019 miles—despite no recorded defects—raises questions about potential technical inconsistencies or unreported concerns. The absence of recurring faults in subsequent tests suggests the issue may have been resolved, but the lack of transparency in the 2022 record warrants caution. The vehicle’s mileage of 75,499 miles over 17 years equates to approximately 4,441 miles annually, significantly lower than average. This pattern implies infrequent use or prolonged periods of inactivity, which can accelerate wear on components like suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers due to lack of movement. The gradual mileage increases between MOTs—2,205 miles between 2022 and 2023, 2,001 between 2023 and 2024, and 1,274 between 2024 and 2025—show no abrupt spikes, reinforcing the low-use hypothesis. The MOT history is otherwise clean, with no advisories or failures in the last three years. A buyer should conduct a thorough in-person inspection of the suspension system, focusing on bushings and coil springs for age-related degradation, and check for brake disc corrosion or caliper binding, which can occur during prolonged storage. The absence of structural rust or exhaust emissions issues in the records is positive, but the 2022 failure—despite no recorded defects—highlights the need to verify the vehicle’s service history and confirm that all prior concerns were fully addressed. Regular maintenance records beyond the MOT data would further clarify the car’s condition.