2004 Ford Focus 1.6L Petrol · NA54 MLF

The 2004 Ford Focus presents a currently roadworthy status following its most recent pass on 29 July 2025 at 90,842 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the last three annual tests. The July 2025 pass came on the same day as a failed attempt at identical mileage with no defects logged, repeating a pattern seen on 31 July 2024 at 88,144 miles where a fail and pass were recorded hours apart with no faults listed. Such paired fail/pass entries with zero defects suggest administrative or procedural rejections at the test centre rather than mechanical concerns, and the clean pass in July 2023 at 85,502 miles reinforces that no advisories or faults have been raised across the visible record. The odometer shows 90,842 miles against an estimated 22 years of service, equating to roughly 4,129 miles per year and marking this as a low-use vehicle for its age. Annual increments are gentle and consistent: 2,642 miles between July 2023 and July 2024, then 2,698 miles to July 2025. No rapid accumulation or unexplained gaps appear in the supplied data, and the sparse three-year history carries no recorded advisories on consumables such as tyres, brake discs, or suspension bushes. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and corrosion given the vehicle's two-decade age, as MOT systems often miss early-stage rust on sills, subframes, and suspension mounting points until it breaches test thresholds. The low standing mileage implies prolonged idle periods that accelerate perishable degradation such as seized calipers, flat-spotted tyres, and deteriorated rubber bushes despite the absence of logged defects. Verify the V5C and test centre records behind the same-day fail/pass pairs from 2024 and 2025 to confirm no suppressed mechanical rejection. The clean advisory sheet offers reassurance, but the absence of flagged wear items across 5,340 miles of recent use warrants hands-on checks of exhaust emissions, coil springs, and brake binding before purchase.