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Ford FOCUS - 2013

208.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FOCUS, model year 2013. Sample size: 75,786 cars, 174,941 tests and 364,012 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 75,786 cars

The 2013 Ford Focus has an overall defect rate of 208 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 219 per 100, marking a 5% improvement. Notably, this model shows a significant advantage in brake performance, with a defect rate of 71 compared to the average of 100, and also performs well in steering and body/structure categories. However, it faces more issues with lights and electrics, recording a 60% defect rate, which is worse than the average of 49%. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, defect rates increase, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 75,786 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 27.8% better
71.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 63.6% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 17.8% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.0% worse
60.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • 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
▼ 5.7% worse
232.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 30.5% better
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 5.8% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 24.5% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 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: 59,082
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33,268
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 27,884
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21,139
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 19,876
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13,955
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13,785
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,048
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 8,963
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,798

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 8,963
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,413
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,903
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,679
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,556
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,043
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,232
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,974
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,651
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,490