2018 Ford Focus 1.0L Petrol · WR18 ABZ

The vehicle currently presents a questionable roadworthiness status following a failed MOT test on 10 April 2026 at 71,415 miles. While the previous four years show a history of clean passes without recorded defects, the most recent failure indicates a mechanical or safety deficiency that has gone unaddressed. Because the record lists no specific defects for this April failure, the exact cause of the rejection remains unknown from the data alone, but the established trend of stable maintenance has been interrupted. The mileage accumulation is remarkably consistent for an eight-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 9,000 miles per annum. Between the April 2022 test at 33,654 miles and the April 2025 test at 64,092 miles, the car covered roughly 10,000 miles annually. This suggests regular road miles rather than long periods of stagnation which often leads to seized components. The lack of advisories across a five-year period indicates that the previous owner maintained a high standard of replacing consumable items until the recent mechanical failure. Since the 2026 failure occurred without recorded defect codes, a buyer must perform a physical inspection to identify the point of failure. Priority should be placed on checking the suspension geometry, bushings, and braking system, as these are common areas for sudden failure on a Focus of this age. Given the clean history, the issue is likely a specific component reaching the end of its life cycle rather than long-term structural neglect. The buyer should verify that the issue identified by the tester in April has been properly rectified and is not a symptom of a transient fault or a deeper drivetrain issue.