Ford Focus reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Ford

Model: Focus

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 6,171,191 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

75.1%

Share of this model's 6,171,191 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

53.7 mpg

CO2 emission

125 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£175/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

94,433

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

103,721

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

13.1

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

788,306

788,297 valid MOT, 9 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

6,171,191

6,171,191 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Common

788,306On the road

Insight summary

Ford Focus is a common model in this snapshot, with 788,306 represented vehicles and 1.89% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 75.1% from 6,171,191 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 48. The current pool shows an average of 94,433 miles and an average age of 13.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 103,721 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, coil springs and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Ford Focus looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	534,834
DIESEL	253,406
LPG	25
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	20
OTHER	14
GAS BI-FUEL	5
ELECTRIC	2

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

96%

Children

87%

Pedestrian

72%

Safety systems

75%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86,581
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	85,113
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	78,350
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	75,685
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	64,442
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	62,019
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	58,227
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	52,529
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	51,896
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	46,027
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	44,241
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	42,838
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	38,917
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	33,698
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	33,133
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	31,595
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	30,416
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	30,341
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	28,925
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	28,885
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	28,219
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	27,576
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	26,880
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	26,278
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	26,121

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,138,932 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

86,581

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

85,113

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

78,350

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

75,685

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

64,442

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

62,019

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

58,227

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

52,529

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

51,896

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

46,027

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

44,241

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

42,838

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

38,917

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

33,698

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

33,133

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

31,595

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

30,416

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

30,341

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

28,925

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

28,885

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

28,219

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

27,576

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

26,880

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

26,278

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

26,121

Ford Focus reliability and MOT data