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Ford Focus — Reliability by Year

2,052,979 vehicles · MOT data 1998–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Ford Focus was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
94.8% pass rate · 4,581 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1998
66.8% pass rate · 8,299 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 21,627 mi 603
2022
94.8%
24,383 mi 4,581
2021
91.1%
31,310 mi 8,573
2020
90.7%
31,742 mi 30,512
2019
88.8%
35,083 mi 53,599
2018
89.0%
37,435 mi 48,944
2017
89.1%
43,659 mi 66,941
2016
87.2%
49,236 mi 67,848
2015
85.9%
54,261 mi 79,904
2014
82.3%
58,941 mi 81,415
2013
79.6%
63,775 mi 83,103
2012
79.6%
67,312 mi 79,241
2011
78.0%
71,231 mi 77,879
2010
76.5%
72,000 mi 74,204
2009
75.9%
73,193 mi 89,275
2008
75.4%
75,540 mi 97,384
2007
75.0%
76,377 mi 114,411
2006
75.2%
76,869 mi 115,891
2005
73.9%
76,289 mi 120,471
2004
72.4%
76,238 mi 107,707
2003
72.4%
73,901 mi 129,687
2002
71.5%
80,846 mi 154,747
2001
70.9%
86,307 mi 141,814
2000
69.3%
91,832 mi 116,217
1999
67.5%
95,829 mi 99,729
1998
66.8%
90,154 mi 8,299

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Ford Focus is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 24,383 miles (newest year) to 95,829 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Ford Focus.

See the buying guide →

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