2014 Ford Focus 1.6L Diesel · MT64 OEP

The vehicle is currently roadworthy, though the maintenance trend shows a shift toward reactive repairs rather than proactive preventative care. The most recent test in October 2025 at 82,675 miles identified a severely deteriorated offside front drive shaft joint constant velocity boot. While the vehicle passed despite this defect, the failure indicates a lapse in monitoring rubber components that can lead to rapid grease loss and eventual joint failure if not addressed immediately. This represents a minor regression from the clean records seen in previous years. The mileage pattern is remarkably consistent for a twelve-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 6,900 miles per year. There is a significant gap in data between October 2022 at 46,098 miles and October 2023 at 68,711 miles, where the car covered over 22,000 miles in a single year. Since then, usage has returned to a more typical level of roughly 7,000 miles annually. This low annual mileage suggests the vehicle was not subjected to heavy commercial use, which explains the lack of mechanical defects in the mid-life test records. A buyer must personally inspect the offside front drive area to ensure the CV boot has been replaced and that the joint is not clicking or leaking grease. The 2024 failure for a missing road wheel fixing and a non-functional nearside repeater suggests the previous owner may have overlooked basic visual checks until a failure was forced to occur. Given the age of the Focus, an inspection should also check for corrosion on the rear suspension and the condition of the suspension bushes, as these are common points of wear for this model that do not always trigger an MOT failure until they become structurally significant.