Ford Focus St reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Ford

Model: Focus St

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 17,626 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

88.1%

Share of this model's 17,626 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

35.3 mpg

CO2 emission

183 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£235/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

33,888

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Only 29 older vehicles found; not enough for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.9

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

6,934

5,048 valid MOT, 1,886 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

17,626

17,626 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,934On the road

Insight summary

Ford Focus St is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,934 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 88.1% from 17,626 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 33,888 miles and an average age of 4.9 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, brake pads and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Ford Focus St 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	6,897
OTHER	29
DIESEL	8

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
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	258
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	219
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	92
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	81
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	78
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	75
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	71
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	68
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	68
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	62
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	61
Nearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	46
Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	44
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	41
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	40
Offside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	39
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	38
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	38
Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	36
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	35
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	31
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	30
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	28
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	27

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,646 defects across this top 25 set

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

258

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

219

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

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

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

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

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

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

Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Nearside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

Ford Focus St reliability and MOT data