Ford FOCUS - 2020
97.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FOCUS, model year 2020.
Sample size: 40,375 cars, 84,351 tests and 82,159 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 40,375 cars
The 2020 Ford Focus has an overall defect rate of 97 per 100 vehicles, which is 8.5% higher than the average car of the same year, at 90 defects per 100. Notably, the Focus performs better in visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment categories, with significant improvements compared to the average. However, it struggles with brakes and steering, showing higher defect rates in these areas, particularly as mileage increases, where it exhibits a consistent rise in defects across all mileage segments. Overall, drivers should be mindful of brake and steering issues while appreciating the model’s strengths in visibility and structural integrity.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 40,375 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 38.6% worse
70.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 46.7% worse
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 59.6% better
5.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 28.6% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.0% worse
101.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 70.8% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
- 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
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 48.6% worse
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 24,544
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14,271
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,291
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,497
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,986
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,842
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,773
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,646
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,638
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,115
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,842
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,646
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,638
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,115
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 504
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 361
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 356
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 315
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 235