2007 Ford Focus — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2007 perform at MOT as they age

19 years

Current Age

57.8%

Latest Pass Rate

1,358,735

Total Tests (All Years)

107,889 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 17

This car: 57.8%

Average: 53.5%

✅ 4.3% above average (9249 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2007 Ford Focus as it ages.

2 yrs78.8%

→ ↑0.9%

3 yrs79.7%

→ ↓1.8%

4 yrs77.9%

→ ↓3.2%

5 yrs74.7%

→ ↓4.6%

6 yrs70.1%

→ ↓3.0%

7 yrs67.1%

→ ↓2.9%

8 yrs64.2%

→ ↓1.8%

9 yrs62.4%

→ ↓2.5%

10 yrs59.9%

→ ↓2.2%

11 yrs57.7%

→ ↓0.3%

12 yrs57.4%

→ ↑0.3%

13 yrs57.7%

→ ↓0.6%

14 yrs57.1%

→ ↑0.2%

15 yrs57.3%

→ ↓0.0%

16 yrs57.3%

→ ↑0.5%

17 yrs57.8%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	78.8%	4,542
3 yrs	79.7%	121,298
4 yrs	77.9%	119,913
5 yrs	74.7%	118,937
6 yrs	70.1%	118,326
7 yrs	67.1%	117,275
8 yrs	64.2%	115,197
9 yrs	62.4%	112,140
10 yrs	59.9%	109,354
11 yrs	57.7%	72,123
12 yrs	57.4%	70,890
13 yrs	57.7%	64,257
14 yrs	57.1%	71,164
15 yrs	57.3%	49,917
16 yrs	57.3%	52,574
17 yrs	57.8%	40,828

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2007 Ford Focus pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (17 yrs)	57.8%	40,828
2023 (16 yrs)	57.3%	52,574
2022 (15 yrs)	57.3%	49,917
2021 (14 yrs)	57.1%	71,164
2020 (13 yrs)	57.7%	64,257
2019 (12 yrs)	57.4%	70,890
2018 (11 yrs)	57.7%	72,123
2017 (10 yrs)	59.9%	109,354
2016 (9 yrs)	62.4%	112,140
2015 (8 yrs)	64.2%	115,197
2014 (7 yrs)	67.1%	117,275
2013 (6 yrs)	70.1%	118,326
2012 (5 yrs)	74.7%	118,937
2011 (4 yrs)	77.9%	119,913
2010 (3 yrs)	79.7%	121,298
2009 (2 yrs)	78.8%	4,542

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

78.8%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 4,542Avg Mileage 31,599Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.4%

2010

79.7%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 121,298Avg Mileage 32,934Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.4%

2011

77.9%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 119,913Avg Mileage 42,233Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.7%

2012

74.7%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 118,937Avg Mileage 51,011Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.9%

2013

70.1%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 118,326Avg Mileage 59,291Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 29.8%

2014

67.1%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 117,275Avg Mileage 67,422Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 33.3%

2015High Fail Rate

64.2%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 115,197Avg Mileage 74,990Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.8%

2016High Fail Rate

62.4%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 112,140Avg Mileage 81,828Top Failure Suspension — 38.6%

2017High Fail Rate

59.9%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 109,354Avg Mileage 87,953Top Failure Suspension — 46.2%

2018High Fail Rate

57.7%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 72,123Avg Mileage 93,221Top Failure Suspension — 53.1%

2019High Fail Rate

57.4%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 70,890Avg Mileage 97,296Top Failure Suspension — 56.2%

2020High Fail Rate

57.7%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 64,257Avg Mileage 100,053Top Failure Suspension — 59.0%

2021High Fail Rate

57.1%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 71,164Avg Mileage 101,581Top Failure Suspension — 67.3%

2022High Fail Rate

57.3%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 49,917Avg Mileage 103,311Top Failure Suspension — 70.9%

2023High Fail Rate

57.3%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 52,574Avg Mileage 105,242Top Failure Suspension — 77.0%

2024High Fail Rate

57.8%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 40,828Avg Mileage 107,889Top Failure Suspension — 66.5%

MOT results for 2007 Ford Focus by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	2	78.8%	4,542	31,599	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.4%
2010	3	79.7%	121,298	32,934	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.4%
2011	4	77.9%	119,913	42,233	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.7%
2012	5	74.7%	118,937	51,011	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.9%
2013	6	70.1%	118,326	59,291	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 29.8%
2014	7	67.1%	117,275	67,422	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 33.3%
2015	8	64.2%	115,197	74,990	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.8%
2016	9	62.4%	112,140	81,828	Suspension — 38.6%
2017	10	59.9%	109,354	87,953	Suspension — 46.2%
2018	11	57.7%	72,123	93,221	Suspension — 53.1%
2019	12	57.4%	70,890	97,296	Suspension — 56.2%
2020	13	57.7%	64,257	100,053	Suspension — 59.0%
2021	14	57.1%	71,164	101,581	Suspension — 67.3%
2022	15	57.3%	49,917	103,311	Suspension — 70.9%
2023	16	57.3%	52,574	105,242	Suspension — 77.0%
2024	17	57.8%	40,828	107,889	Suspension — 66.5%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2007 Ford Focus, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

39.1%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

38.4%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

26.3%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

24.7%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

19.3%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Suspension	1.0% (2 yrs)	66.5% (17 yrs)	+65.5%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	8.5% (2 yrs)	30.7% (17 yrs)	+22.2%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	4.6% (2 yrs)	25.2% (17 yrs)	+20.6%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Focus cars manufactured in 2007 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 1,358,735 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.