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Ford FOCUS - 2010

295.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FOCUS, model year 2010. Sample size: 55,653 cars, 128,633 tests and 380,064 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 55,653 cars

The 2010 Ford Focus shows an overall defect rate of 295 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 294 per 100 vehicles for that year. Notably, the Focus performs significantly better than average in categories such as brakes, steering, and equipment, with defect rates around 40% lower than typical. However, it has a higher incidence of issues related to lights and electrics, exceeding the average by 26%. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, the defect rates increase, particularly in higher mileage brackets, but it remains competitive within its segment.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 55,653 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 38.6% better
70.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 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
▲ 53.8% better
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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.
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 5.8% better
21.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 25.0% worse
97.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • 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
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 15.7% worse
330.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 0.6% worse
36.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 51.9% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • 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: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 25.7% better
24.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 443 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 47,502
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45,498
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30,540
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,148
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,998
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,405
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12,058
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 10,327
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,030
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 8,767

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 10,327
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,378
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,588
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,043
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,032
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,029
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,149
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,269
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,993
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,954