Ford Focus: reliability by registration year
1999-2023 · 25 registration years · 854,477 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Focus registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,112 | 91.0% | 93.4% | |
| 2022 | 14,931 | 90.0% | 92.1% | Tyre condition (front) 27.6% |
| 2021 | 20,069 | 88.9% | 90.9% | Tyre condition (front) 20.3% |
| 2020 | 36,414 | 85.7% | 87.9% | Tyre condition (front) 16.8% |
| 2019 | 52,713 | 81.5% | 84.7% | Tyre condition (front) 12.0% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2019 Focus: Tyre condition (front) (12.0%) · Brake pads (rear) (11.7%) · Petrol emissions (with catalyst) (10.2%) | ||||
| 2018 | 45,414 | 81.7% | 85.8% | Tyre condition (front) 13.8% |
| 2017 | 60,958 | 80.7% | 85.4% | Tyre condition (front) 14.1% |
| 2016 | 60,894 | 76.8% | 82.7% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 12.4% |
| 2015 | 71,323 | 72.2% | 78.3% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 21.3% |
| 2014 | 69,468 | 64.0% | 71.6% | Coil spring (front) 15.9% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 Focus: Coil spring (front) (15.9%) · Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (14.5%) · Tyre pressure monitoring system (9.4%) | ||||
| 2013 | 67,752 | 61.9% | 70.2% | Coil spring (front) 17.2% |
| 2012 | 61,916 | 61.3% | 69.6% | Coil spring (front) 14.0% |
| 2011 | 57,244 | 57.7% | 66.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.2% |
| 2010 | 47,851 | 56.2% | 66.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.6% |
| 2009 | 46,757 | 55.3% | 65.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.4% |
| 2008 | 37,319 | 55.2% | 64.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.6% |
| 2007 | 31,159 | 57.1% | 66.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.1% |
| 2006 | 22,078 | 57.5% | 66.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.5% |
| 2005 | 15,756 | 54.3% | 63.4% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 9.7% |
| 2004 | 11,427 | 51.7% | 61.4% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 9.6% |
| 2003 | 8,641 | 54.6% | 63.1% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 13.4% |
| 2002 | 6,783 | 52.4% | 61.7% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 15.2% |
| 2001 | 3,892 | 54.4% | 62.9% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.9% |
| 2000 | 1,696 | 52.7% | 60.7% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 14.0% |
| 1999 | 910 | 52.3% | 59.6% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 13.8% |