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SW08EBG
2008 FORD FOCUS
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1997cc
General Information
- Registration SW08EBG
- Manufacturer FORD
- Model FOCUS
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1997cc
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- Expired 24 Mar 2026
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MOT History 13 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
13
Total Tests
7
Passes
6
Failures
53.85%
Pass Rate
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71 Total Defects Recorded
25 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 141,910 MI
Expiry date: 24 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Wing damaged
- Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
18 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 141,907 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wing damaged
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
14 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 141,629 MI
Expiry date: 15 Nov 2024 10 Jun 202613 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 141,604 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn ALL (5.1.2 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- CORRODED UNDER THE CAR
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
16 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 140,179 MI
Expiry date: 15 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- surface rust under body
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
16 Nov 2022
Fail
Mileage: 140,179 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- surface rust under body
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
8 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 136,388 MI
Expiry date: 20 Sep 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
21 Sep 2020
Pass
Mileage: 135,114 MI
Expiry date: 20 Sep 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside door mirror held together with tape
- Offside Front shocker top mounting area badly corroded
- Nearside Rear tyre splitting in tread and bald on inner edge
- Nearside Front tyre bald on inner edge
- Rear brake discs and pads discoloured poss been binding
7 Sep 2020
Fail
Mileage: 135,091 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front shocker top mounting area badly corroded
- Rear brake discs and pads discoloured poss been binding
- Nearside Rear tyre splitting in tread and bald on inner edge
- Nearside Front tyre bald on inner edge
- Offside door mirror held together with tape
29 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 134,765 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Road wheel fixing missing 1 on each wheel (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner bold (5.2.3 (e))
- sprayed black underneath
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner bold (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
7 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 133,206 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- General Under-Body Corrosion
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both corroded (5.3.2 (b))
7 Aug 2019
Fail
Mileage: 133,206 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- General Under-Body Corrosion
10 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 131,132 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
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SW08EBG was registered on 2008-06-19
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