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SW08DYY
2008 FORD FOCUS
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2521cc
General Information
- Registration SW08DYY
- Manufacturer FORD
- Model FOCUS
- Year 2008
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2521cc
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MOT History 23 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
23
Total Tests
14
Passes
9
Failures
60.87%
Pass Rate
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88 Total Defects Recorded
9 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 109,612 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both rear discs badly worn out x2 (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Emissions unable to be completed Coolant poring out of pipe (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Both front main load bearing points x2 (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Headlamp aim too high Both fronts x2 (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both front discs badly worn x2 (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Coolant leak Poring across floor ()
- Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Underbody rust is bad (6.1.1 (c) (i))
1 May 2024
Pass
Mileage: 108,476 MI
Expiry date: 30 Apr 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Underbody rust is bad (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively Both rears x2 (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyre wearing on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Coil spring corroded All coils corroded x4 (5.3.1 (b) (i))
1 May 2024
Fail
Mileage: 108,476 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded All coils corroded x4 (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Underbody rust is bad (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively Both rears x2 (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyre wearing on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
27 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 108,429 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both fronts x2 (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Both fronts x2 (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp insecure Not clipped in (4.1.1 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded All x4 (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Really bad underbody rust (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn on edge x1 (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly twisted (1.1.12 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated boot leaking (6.1.7 (g) (i))
6 Apr 2023
Pass
Mileage: 107,300 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security inner sills both sides (6.2.2 (d) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inners houlder wearing/worn (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all arms at rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner shoulder wearing\worn (5.2.3 (e))
29 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 100,406 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
26 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 93,914 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy slight roughness in bearing when wheel turned (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre pipe cracked (6.1.2 (a))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view small chip on windscreen (3.2 (a) (i))
25 Mar 2021
Fail
Mileage: 93,914 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy slight roughness in bearing when wheel turned (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre pipe cracked (6.1.2 (a))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view small chip on windscreen (3.2 (a) (i))
30 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 88,183 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
30 Mar 2020
Fail
Mileage: 88,183 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
27 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 81,045 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2020 10 Jun 202627 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 81,045 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
29 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 72,869 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter grease leaking from retaining clip
23 Mar 2018
Fail
Mileage: 72,867 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter grease leaking from retaining clip
- Coolant leak ()
16 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 65,827 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- underside and components corroded
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear join (7.1.2)
9 Mar 2017
Fail
Mileage: 65,776 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear join (7.1.2)
- underside and components corroded
9 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 59,578 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both front, rear bushes (2.4.G.2)
9 Mar 2016
Fail
Mileage: 59,578 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both front, rear bushes (2.4.G.2)
8 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 53,420 MI
Expiry date: 7 Apr 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
9 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 46,639 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
9 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 39,607 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2014 10 Jun 202615 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 34,300 MI
Expiry date: 30 May 2013 10 Jun 202613 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 26,753 MI
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SW08DYY was registered on 2008-05-30
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