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2012 Ford Focus Titanium 125 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2012 perform at MOT as they age

14 years
Current Age
89.6%
Latest Pass Rate
662
Total Tests (All Years)
40,823 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Best vintage for Focus Titanium 125

Compared to Average at Age 4

This car: 89.6%
Average: 81.1%

✅ 8.5% above average (23031 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 125 as it ages.

At 3 years: 89.9% pass rate · At 4 years: 89.6% pass rate

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 3 to 4 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
3 yrs89.9%327
4 yrs89.6%335

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 125 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows stable over 2 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2016 (4 yrs)89.6%335
2015 (3 yrs)89.9%327

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2015
89.9%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 327Avg Mileage 30,355Top Failure Tyres — 8.0%
2016
89.6%
Age (yrs) 4Tests 335Avg Mileage 40,823Top Failure Tyres — 7.8%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 125, with age trends.

Tyres
7.9%
— Consistent
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
6.2%
— Consistent
Brakes
4.7%
— Consistent
Driver's View of the Road
1.2%
— Consistent
Suspension
1.1%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment6.7% (3 yrs)5.7% (4 yrs)
-1.0%
⚪ —
Brakes4.3% (3 yrs)5.1% (4 yrs)
+0.8%
⚪ —
Driver's View of the Road0.9% (3 yrs)1.5% (4 yrs)
+0.6%
⚪ —
Suspension1.2% (3 yrs)0.9% (4 yrs)
-0.3%
⚪ —
Tyres8.0% (3 yrs)7.8% (4 yrs)
-0.2%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Focus Titanium 125 cars manufactured in 2012 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2015 to 2016, covering 662 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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