Ford FOCUS - 2009
319.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FOCUS, model year 2009.
Sample size: 56,319 cars, 127,298 tests and 406,504 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 56,319 cars
The 2009 Ford Focus has an overall defect rate of 319 per 100 vehicles, which is 3.1% higher than the average car of the same year. Notably, this model shows significantly better performance in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 75% and 8% respectively, both lower than the yearly averages. However, it struggles with wheels, suspensions, and axles, exhibiting a defect rate of 359%, which is notably higher than the average of 295%. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Ford Focus also rises sharply, particularly in the higher mileage segments. Overall, while it excels in some areas, its higher issues in specific categories suggest a mixed reliability profile.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 56,319 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 36.3% better
74.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 48.5% better
8.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 4.7% better
22.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 13.3% worse
91.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.7% worse
358.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 19.3% worse
49.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 39.8% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 18.6% better
28.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 46,388
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44,462
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31,660
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25,245
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,062
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,700
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12,734
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12,418
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11,999
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,910
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11,999
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,442
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,128
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,029
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,251
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,697
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,580
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,269
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,184
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,120