# Ford Focus MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Ford Focus passes its MOT first time 68% of the time, from 897,507 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 68%
- MOT tests analysed: 897,507 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 842,814 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 979 | 91% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 83 (few mots) | 87% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 68 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 13,827 | 91% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1,925 | 85% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 87 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 15,016 | 90% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 5,674 | 86% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 158 | 87% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 26,378 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 11,545 | 83% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 67 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 42,557 | 82% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 12,681 | 80% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 36,991 | 82% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 10,255 | 80% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 41,797 | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 21,473 | 78% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 37,924 | 79% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 25,300 | 74% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 40,623 | 74% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 33,443 | 71% |
| 2015 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 39,784 | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 32,313 | 61% |
| 2014 | CN | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 38,445 | 64% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 31,769 | 60% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 37,048 | 63% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 27,155 | 59% |
| 2012 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 38,618 | 60% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 20,684 | 55% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 35,398 | 58% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 14,026 | 52% |
| 2010 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 39,220 | 57% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 9,346 | 51% |
| 2009 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2009 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 32,064 | 56% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 7,134 | 53% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 29,959 | 58% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 4,623 | 53% |
| 2007 | LPG | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 23,094 | 57% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3,168 | 55% |
| 2006 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 16,512 | 55% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1,991 | 52% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 11,907 | 53% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1,412 | 50% |
| 2004 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 8,506 | 55% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 596 | 54% |
| 2003 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 6,640 | 53% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 413 | 51% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 3,847 | 55% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 176 | 59% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1,699 | 54% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 66 (few mots) | 41% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 914 | 52% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 26 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1999 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 53 (few mots) | 43% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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