Ford Focus MOT reliability

Ford Focuss passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 897,507 tests in 2025. 842,814 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

897,507

Still licensed (GB)

842,814

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 petrol

13,827 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 22,051 (most between 15,665 and 30,260).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.9%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.7%)

2022 diesel

1,925 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 32,088 (most between 22,107 and 45,927).

2023: 100% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.9%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.9%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.4%)

2022 hybrid

87 MOTs

These figures come from 87 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 22,954 (most between 14,345 and 32,482).

2023: 100% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (2.3%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.3%)
Horn: not working (1.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.1%)

Where 2022 Focuss fail

Wheels & tyres

4.7%

Lights & electrics

2.4%

Visibility & wipers

1.0%

Brakes

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.4%

Suspension & axles

0.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.