2008 Ford Focus — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

55.6%

Latest Pass Rate

1,057,095

Total Tests (All Years)

108,690 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 55.6%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 2.9% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Ford Focus as it ages.

1 yrs80.9%

→ ↓2.3%

2 yrs78.6%

→ ↑1.1%

3 yrs79.7%

→ ↓0.5%

4 yrs79.2%

→ ↓4.2%

5 yrs75.0%

→ ↓3.5%

6 yrs71.5%

→ ↓3.1%

7 yrs68.4%

→ ↓2.6%

8 yrs65.8%

→ ↓3.1%

9 yrs62.7%

→ ↓2.4%

10 yrs60.3%

→ ↓1.6%

11 yrs58.7%

→ ↑0.2%

12 yrs58.9%

→ ↓1.5%

13 yrs57.4%

→ ↓0.2%

14 yrs57.2%

→ ↓1.1%

15 yrs56.1%

→ ↓0.5%

16 yrs55.6%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
1 yrs	80.9%	131
2 yrs	78.6%	3,189
3 yrs	79.7%	99,430
4 yrs	79.2%	95,312
5 yrs	75.0%	94,152
6 yrs	71.5%	92,902
7 yrs	68.4%	91,697
8 yrs	65.8%	89,697
9 yrs	62.7%	89,620
10 yrs	60.3%	60,410
11 yrs	58.7%	61,580
12 yrs	58.9%	58,833
13 yrs	57.4%	68,629
14 yrs	57.2%	50,753
15 yrs	56.1%	55,323
16 yrs	55.6%	45,437

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Ford Focus pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	55.6%	45,437
2023 (15 yrs)	56.1%	55,323
2022 (14 yrs)	57.2%	50,753
2021 (13 yrs)	57.4%	68,629
2020 (12 yrs)	58.9%	58,833
2019 (11 yrs)	58.7%	61,580
2018 (10 yrs)	60.3%	60,410
2017 (9 yrs)	62.7%	89,620
2016 (8 yrs)	65.8%	89,697
2015 (7 yrs)	68.4%	91,697
2014 (6 yrs)	71.5%	92,902
2013 (5 yrs)	75%	94,152
2012 (4 yrs)	79.2%	95,312
2011 (3 yrs)	79.7%	99,430
2010 (2 yrs)	78.6%	3,189
2009 (1 yrs)	80.9%	131

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

80.9%

Age (yrs) 1Tests 131Avg Mileage 27,241Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 9.9%

2010

78.6%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 3,189Avg Mileage 32,304Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.0%

2011

79.7%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 99,430Avg Mileage 32,509Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.5%

2012

79.2%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 95,312Avg Mileage 41,854Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.9%

2013

75.0%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 94,152Avg Mileage 50,311Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 21.8%

2014

71.5%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 92,902Avg Mileage 58,659Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 25.7%

2015

68.4%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 91,697Avg Mileage 66,555Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 28.4%

2016

65.8%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 89,697Avg Mileage 73,890Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 30.8%

2017High Fail Rate

62.7%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 89,620Avg Mileage 80,858Top Failure Suspension — 38.3%

2018High Fail Rate

60.3%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 60,410Avg Mileage 86,996Top Failure Suspension — 45.4%

2019High Fail Rate

58.7%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 61,580Avg Mileage 92,439Top Failure Suspension — 49.1%

2020High Fail Rate

58.9%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 58,833Avg Mileage 96,654Top Failure Suspension — 52.3%

2021High Fail Rate

57.4%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 68,629Avg Mileage 99,290Top Failure Suspension — 62.2%

2022High Fail Rate

57.2%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 50,753Avg Mileage 101,934Top Failure Suspension — 66.7%

2023High Fail Rate

56.1%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 55,323Avg Mileage 104,973Top Failure Suspension — 75.2%

2024High Fail Rate

55.6%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 45,437Avg Mileage 108,690Top Failure Suspension — 65.0%

MOT results for 2008 Ford Focus by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	1	80.9%	131	27,241	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 9.9%
2010	2	78.6%	3,189	32,304	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.0%
2011	3	79.7%	99,430	32,509	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.5%
2012	4	79.2%	95,312	41,854	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.9%
2013	5	75.0%	94,152	50,311	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 21.8%
2014	6	71.5%	92,902	58,659	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 25.7%
2015	7	68.4%	91,697	66,555	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 28.4%
2016	8	65.8%	89,697	73,890	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 30.8%
2017	9	62.7%	89,620	80,858	Suspension — 38.3%
2018	10	60.3%	60,410	86,996	Suspension — 45.4%
2019	11	58.7%	61,580	92,439	Suspension — 49.1%
2020	12	58.9%	58,833	96,654	Suspension — 52.3%
2021	13	57.4%	68,629	99,290	Suspension — 62.2%
2022	14	57.2%	50,753	101,934	Suspension — 66.7%
2023	15	56.1%	55,323	104,973	Suspension — 75.2%
2024	16	55.6%	45,437	108,690	Suspension — 65.0%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Ford Focus, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

37.4%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

33.5%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

24.7%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

20.1%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

16.8%

↑ 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	3.8% (1 yrs)	65.0% (16 yrs)	+61.2%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	4.6% (1 yrs)	31.8% (16 yrs)	+27.2%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	3.1% (1 yrs)	24.3% (16 yrs)	+21.2%	🔴 ↑

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Focus cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 1,057,095 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.