2013 Ford Fiesta 1.0L Petrol · PL13 HFD

This 2013 Ford Fiesta presents a stable and recently improving mechanical picture. The most recent MOT, conducted on 09 August 2025 at 52,774 miles, passed with zero defects whatsoever. That clean sheet is significant. It follows a 2024 test on 14 August at 49,901 miles, also entirely defect-free. A buyer should view this as a vehicle that has moved from a period of monitored wear into a phase of resolved or absent faults. The mileage profile tells a clear story of very light use. Across thirteen years, the car has covered just 52,774 miles, averaging roughly 4,060 miles annually. Looking at the intervals between recorded tests, the car added 2,873 miles between August 2024 and August 2025, and 3,395 miles between August 2023 and August 2024. These are modest but consistent annual distances, with no sudden spikes or suspicious gaps that would suggest the odometer has been tampered with or the vehicle sat unused for extended periods. The accumulation pattern is steady and believable for a lightly driven urban or short-trip car. That low-mileage profile, however, does not eliminate the need for a careful physical inspection. The August 2023 test, conducted on 23 August at 46,506 miles, flagged a front sub-frame corrosion advisory, noting it was corroded but not seriously weakened. Five days earlier, on 18 August at 46,497 miles, the same sub-frame corrosion appeared alongside worn front brake discs and a worn offside rear axle swivel pin and bush. The sub-frame advisory is the most structurally relevant finding in this entire history. On a thirteen-year-old Fiesta, corrosion around the front sub-frame mounting points is a known concern, and a buyer should have the underside inspected on a ramp, paying close attention to the sub-frame crossmember, jacking points, and inner wing lower seams. The fact that the advisory did not reappear in 2024 or 2025 is encouraging, but it does not guarantee the corrosion has not progressed. The 2023 advisories for worn front brake discs and a worn rear swivel bush were minor in nature, both categorised as not excessive. The front brake discs were flagged again on the same August 2023 pass, yet by 2024 and 2025 no further brake or suspension defects were recorded, suggesting these components were likely replaced or had not deteriorated further. The 2022 test on 13 August at 43,515 miles noted a bad oil leak from the engine area near the oil filter, and the 2023 failure also flagged a front oil leak. Both were assessed as not excessive, and neither has appeared since, indicating a possible gasket or seal repair was carried out. A buyer should still check the engine and gearbox for fresh oil misting around the rocker cover, oil filter housing, and front crankshaft seal. Tyre condition, exhaust emissions compliance, and the operation of all lamps and washers should be verified, as the 2023 failure included a non-functioning offside rear stop lamp and insufficient washer fluid, both of which were evidently rectified before the retest.