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2003 FORD FOCUS
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- Registration CU53ZSD
- Manufacturer FORD
- Model FOCUS
- Year 2003
- Colour Green
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1596cc
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- Expired 16 Jun 2026
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MOT History 23 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
15 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 126,812 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn anchor bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
19 Jan 2023
Pass
Mileage: 104,534 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jan 2024 16 Jun 202616 Jan 2023
Fail
Mileage: 104,524 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced front and rear (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source but not adversely affecting light intensity hole in lens (4.2.3 (b) (ii))
- Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened many parts very corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Service brake requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair (1.2.1 (c))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both plates (0.1 (b))
- Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
20 Jan 2022
Pass
Mileage: 81,915 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jan 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Horn volume becoming low
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
19 Jan 2022
Fail
Mileage: 81,915 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Horn volume becoming low
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
15 Jan 2021
Pass
Mileage: 66,670 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jan 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- front/rear suspension and underside vehicle heavy under sealed
11 Jan 2021
Fail
Mileage: 66,669 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- slight corrosion on front/rear suspension
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front/rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both (5.3.6 (a) (i))
5 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 65,380 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened forward arm/dog bone (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material middle to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner + outer cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material middle to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened forward arm/dog bone (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened spring cup (5.3.3 (b) (i))
2 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 65,380 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened spring cup (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material middle to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened spring cup (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened forward arm/dog bone (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material middle to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive upper wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened forward arm/dog bone (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner + outer cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
17 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 64,132 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive near side rear,off side rear (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded front and rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive near side rear ,off side rear (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both fronts and rears (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive front and rear (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive near side rear,off side rear (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated both front (5.3.4 (b) (i))
4 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 62,623 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- inner wheel arch covers fitted
- coil spring corroded fronts and rears (2.4.C.1b)
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened fronts and rears (2.4.G.1)
- Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive fronts and rears (2.4.A.3)
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (2.4.G.1)
- Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both rears (5.2.6)
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules fronts and rears (3.6.B.4e)
4 Jul 2017
Fail
Mileage: 62,623 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both rears (5.2.6)
- inner wheel arch covers fitted
- coil spring corroded fronts and rears (2.4.C.1b)
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened fronts and rears (2.4.G.1)
- Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive fronts and rears (2.4.A.3)
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (2.4.G.1)
- Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules fronts and rears (3.6.B.4e)
26 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 61,575 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jul 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- light rust on rear
- Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
13 Aug 2015
Pass
Mileage: 61,652 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2016 16 Jun 202615 Aug 2014
Pass
Mileage: 60,927 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
13 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 59,766 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
7 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 57,755 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
8 Aug 2011
Pass
Mileage: 54,709 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2012 16 Jun 20269 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 50,002 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2011 16 Jun 20264 Aug 2009
Pass
Mileage: 45,091 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2010 16 Jun 20264 Aug 2008
Pass
Mileage: 40,317 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
6 Aug 2007
Pass
Mileage: 35,154 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2008 16 Jun 20267 Aug 2006
Pass
Mileage: 28,876 MI
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CU53ZSD was registered on 2003-09-02
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