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SW08HYB
2008 FORD FOCUS
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2521cc
General Information
- Registration SW08HYB
- Manufacturer FORD
- Model FOCUS
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2521cc
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- Expires 16 Mar 2027
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MOT History 23 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
23
Total Tests
17
Passes
6
Failures
73.91%
Pass Rate
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98 Total Defects Recorded
16 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 124,149 MI
Expiry date: 16 Mar 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced front to rear in number of places seal covers fitted (6.1.1 (c) (i))
7 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 113,698 MI
Expiry date: 16 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced front to rear seal covers fitted (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced front to rear seal covers fitted (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
7 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 109,414 MI
Expiry date: 16 Mar 2025Advisory 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))
- Coil spring corroded all (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- seal covers fitted
17 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 108,003 MI
Expiry date: 16 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE CORRODED
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS CORRODED (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- SILL COVERS FITTED NOT ALLOWING FULL INSPECTION OF OUTER SILLS
- Coil spring corroded ALL (5.3.1 (b) (i))
10 Mar 2023
Fail
Mileage: 108,001 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced INNER SILL/FLOORPAN (7.1.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated BRAKE CALIPER LEVER SEIZED (1.1.6 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- SILL COVERS FITTED NOT ALLOWING FULL INSPECTION OF OUTER SILLS
- Coil spring corroded ALL (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE CORRODED
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS CORRODED (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened BOTH FRONT (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
18 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 101,436 MI
Expiry date: 14 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Both rear brake back plates missing
- Front Exhaust flexi section damaged
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Registration plate lamp insecure (4.7.1 (c) (i))
15 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 97,393 MI
Expiry date: 14 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lateral link bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Lots of exhaust leaks (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Rear Brake back plate missing
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lateral link bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Rear back plate missing
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
8 Mar 2021
Fail
Mileage: 97,323 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Lots of exhaust leaks (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Rear Brake back plate missing
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lateral link bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Rear back plate missing
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lateral link bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
13 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 93,079 MI
Expiry date: 14 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
15 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 88,439 MI
Expiry date: 14 Mar 2020 13 Jun 202612 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 88,438 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
26 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 88,417 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear sub frame & suspension components corroding
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
10 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 81,344 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jan 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
11 Jan 2017
Pass
Mileage: 71,662 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jan 2018 13 Jun 202612 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 68,207 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- manufacturer fitted under-trays obscuring some underside components
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
31 Mar 2016
Fail
Mileage: 68,079 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- manufacturer fitted under-trays obscuring some underside components
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
22 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 61,345 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
22 Apr 2015
Fail
Mileage: 61,345 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b) Dangerous
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
7 May 2014
Pass
Mileage: 53,427 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
10 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 43,399 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2014 13 Jun 202627 Jun 2012
Pass
Mileage: 32,217 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jun 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
27 Jun 2012
Fail
Mileage: 32,217 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
16 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 22,864 MI
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SW08HYB was registered on 2008-06-12
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