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SW55HVL
2006 FORD FOCUS
Colour: Black
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2521cc
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- Registration SW55HVL
- Manufacturer FORD
- Model FOCUS
- Year 2006
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2521cc
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MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
15
Passes
14
Failures
51.72%
Pass Rate
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155 Total Defects Recorded
20 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 137,644 MI
Expiry date: 1 Apr 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
2 Apr 2024
Pass
Mileage: 136,732 MI
Expiry date: 1 Apr 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- slight damage to floor and sill
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- corrosion on underside
7 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 136,722 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Power steering pump leaking (2.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- damage to offside front sill
- damage to nearside rear floor/chassis
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- advanced corrosion on underside
7 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 129,575 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
27 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 129,548 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively Unable to check (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) Repair immediately
- Central Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
1 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 123,411 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front fog lamp inoperative
- coolant below minimum
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive all rear suspension mountings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner edge of tyre damaged and perishing to the extent that the tyre is losing pressure but no cords exposed at time of test (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear transmission tunnel damaged but not excessively
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge bald on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lower arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded NSF/OSF/NSR/OSR (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule NSR and OSR ferrules heavily corroded but not considered excessive (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
28 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 123,400 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative level sensor is not attached (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- coolant below minimum
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive all rear suspension mountings (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule NSR and OSR ferrules heavily corroded but not considered excessive (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lower arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded NSF/OSF/NSR/OSR (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner edge of tyre damaged and perishing to the extent that the tyre is losing pressure but no cords exposed at time of test (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Front fog lamp inoperative
- Nearside Rear transmission tunnel damaged but not excessively
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge bald on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
1 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 123,299 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened o/s of rear subframe corrded/holed/weakened. The rest of the subframe is heavily corroded. (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.5mm. tyre worn bald on inner edge. cords not exposed at time of test. (5.2.3 (e))
- undertrays fitted.
- o/s of front bumper damaged but still secure
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive n/s and o/s rear (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all rear suspension arms corroded. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively n/s and o/s rear (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Rear tyre worn on inner edge.
4 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 116,231 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.6mm. tyre worn bald on inner edge. cords exposed at time of test. (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened heavily corroded. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front tyre worn on inner edge.
29 Jan 2021
Fail
Mileage: 116,227 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Boot lid cannot be secured in the closed position (6.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.6mm. tyre worn bald on inner edge. cords exposed at time of test. (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front tyre worn on inner edge.
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened heavily corroded. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
5 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 109,965 MI
Expiry date: 4 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both inner faces worn and lipped on inner and outer edges (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Central Lower Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Central Lower exhaust heat shield insecure but not likely to become detached.
- Rear Lower General surface corrosion to rear suspension components and subframe
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs heavily scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
3 Feb 2020
Fail
Mileage: 109,925 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Lower General surface corrosion to rear suspension components and subframe
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs heavily scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Mass Air Flow sensor disconnected
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both inner faces worn and lipped on inner and outer edges (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Central Lower exhaust heat shield insecure but not likely to become detached.
- Central Lower Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
4 Jan 2019
Pass
Mileage: 97,732 MI
Expiry date: 3 Jan 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear tyre worn on inner edge
- oil leak
- handbrake requirements only just met
- corrosion to rear subframe
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
3 Jan 2019
Fail
Mileage: 97,701 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- oil leak
- corrosion to rear subframe
- Nearside Rear tyre worn on inner edge
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- handbrake requirements only just met
18 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 82,998 MI
Expiry date: 17 May 2018 11 Jun 202629 Apr 2017
Fail
Mileage: 82,996 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault (3.4.1c)
- Rear Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bushes both sides (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
- Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc inner (2.5.C.1a)
- Headlamp aim too high both (1.8)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
16 Jan 2016
Pass
Mileage: 77,320 MI
Expiry date: 13 Feb 2017 11 Jun 20266 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 66,776 MI
Expiry date: 13 Feb 2016 11 Jun 20262 Feb 2015
Fail
Mileage: 66,776 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
14 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 58,682 MI
Expiry date: 13 Feb 2015 11 Jun 20264 Feb 2014
Fail
Mileage: 58,670 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Offside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective (1.7.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
19 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 54,441 MI
Expiry date: 18 Dec 2013 11 Jun 202619 Dec 2012
Fail
Mileage: 54,441 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
17 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 46,220 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
17 Dec 2011
Fail
Mileage: 46,220 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Offside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
17 Dec 2010
Pass
Mileage: 30,336 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- 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)
2 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 21,312 MI
Expiry date: 1 Dec 2010 11 Jun 20261 Dec 2009
Fail
Mileage: 21,312 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b) Dangerous
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
12 Nov 2009
Fail
Mileage: 21,277 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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