2014 Ford Focus 1.6L Petrol · MF14 VKB

The 2014 Ford Focus presents a mixed maintenance picture. The most recent test on 13 November 2025 at 99,409 miles passed, but only after a failure three days earlier on 10 November 2025 at the identical mileage. That failure flagged excessively worn nearside and offside rear trailing arm bushes, a non-functioning nearside front position lamp, low coolant, and multiple tyre defects including a nail in the nearside rear and a deep cut exposing ply cords on the offside rear. The pass two days later suggests the immediate safety-critical items were addressed, yet the subframe corrosion advisory carried over from the failure into the pass, indicating it remains a known, unresolved structural concern. The overall trend is one of recurring wear issues rather than a resolving pattern. Mileage accumulation is consistent with typical use for a twelve-year-old car. The recorded figures show 79,255 miles in November 2022, 86,216 in November 2023, 92,932 in November 2024, and 99,409 in November 2025, averaging roughly 6,700 to 7,000 miles per year over the last three years. The gap between November 2024 and November 2025 accounts for approximately 6,477 miles, which is slightly below the long-term annual average of around 8,284 miles. This suggests recent use may have been lighter, or the vehicle spent periods stationary, though the overall mileage profile remains plausible and consistent with the vehicle's age. Buyers should pay close attention to the rear suspension and subframe. Both rear trailing arm bushes were excessively worn in the November 2025 failure, and while presumably replaced to secure the pass, the condition of the replacement components and any corresponding alignment should be verified. The front subframe corrosion advisory has appeared in both the 2025 failure and pass, described as not yet significantly reducing structural rigidity, but any corrosion on a subframe warrants a physical inspection to assess whether it is surface-only or progressing toward a structural risk. Uneven inner-edge wear on both front tyres across multiple tests points to possible tracking or suspension geometry issues that may persist if not properly corrected. Tyre condition has been a recurring theme. Nails, cuts reaching the ply, perishing, and inner-edge wear appear repeatedly across the 2024 and 2025 records. This pattern suggests the previous owner replaced tyres reactively rather than addressing the underlying causes. A pre-purchase inspection should include a full suspension and steering check, particularly the steering rack inner joint play flagged in 2023 and 2024, along with a thorough assessment of the subframe and any corrosion treatment applied. The coolant level being low in the November 2025 failure also warrants investigation into potential leaks or a poorly serviced cooling system.