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AF05 NKS

2005 Ford Focus

Grey Petrol 1596cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires2 Sep 2026
Tests27 (19 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate70.4%

Mileage

132,158 mi
Last recorded132,158 miles
Recorded on13 Aug 2025
Typical for 2005 Ford Focus74,404 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAF05 NKS
MakeFord
ModelFocus
Year2005
ColourGrey
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,596cc

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MOT History

19 pass 8 fail
Pass 13 Aug 2025 132,158 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 13 Aug 2025 132,158 miles

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 13 Aug 2024 131,586 miles

Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Coil spring corroded Both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Corrosion to chassis and subframe (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Pass 30 Aug 2023 130,912 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement short arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened spring mount (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer 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 sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened spring mount (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 30 Aug 2023 130,912 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement short arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened spring mount (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wing holed also corroded at bottom (6.2.1 (a) (i))

Offside 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 spring mount (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 11 Aug 2022 128,449 miles

Rear Subframe - Suspension arms - coil springs - corroded

Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()

Fail 4 Aug 2022 128,449 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Subframe - Suspension arms - coil springs - corroded

Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()

Pass 5 Aug 2021 126,620 miles
Pass 6 Aug 2020 124,245 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (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 Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated holed and leaking grease. (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

exhaust mounting broken away.

Fail 4 Aug 2020 124,226 miles

Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (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 Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated holed and leaking grease. (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

exhaust mounting broken away.

Pass 12 Aug 2019 121,348 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension corroded

Pass 16 Aug 2018 116,858 miles

Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Pass 16 Aug 2017 110,093 miles

Nearside Front tyre worn out on edges. 2055516

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit also perished. 2055516 (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front tyre worn out on edges. 2055516

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit also perished. 2055516 (4.1.E.1)

Fail 16 Aug 2017 110,093 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Front tyre worn out on edges. 2055516

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit also perished. 2055516 (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front tyre worn out on edges. 2055516

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit also perished. 2055516 (4.1.E.1)

Pass 26 Aug 2016 102,908 miles
Pass 28 Aug 2015 95,986 miles
Fail 28 Aug 2015 95,986 miles

Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Pass 3 Sep 2014 89,873 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Pass 3 Mar 2014 85,306 miles

both sides front suspension arm rear bushes split

Fail 26 Feb 2014 85,235 miles

Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

both sides front suspension arm rear bushes split

Pass 23 Feb 2013 76,567 miles

Offside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Pass 25 Feb 2012 66,697 miles
Pass 12 Feb 2011 55,716 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 24 Feb 2010 46,530 miles

Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 21 Feb 2009 38,497 miles
Fail 19 Feb 2009 38,382 miles

Nearside Front Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)

Pass 5 Mar 2008 31,801 miles

signs of wear nearside rear tyre

How Reliable is the Ford Focus?

Based on 28,316,889 MOT tests across 2,072,617 vehicles.

73.8%
Pass Rate
6,500
Miles/Year
27
Year Lifespan
2,072,617
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1,055,468
Stop lamp not working 415,965
Brake pipe excessively corroded 379,900
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 375,019
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 359,770
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AF05 NKS is a 2005 Ford Focus in Grey with a 1,596cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70.4%.

Across all 2005 Ford Focus models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.7% with a typical mileage of 74,404 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Ford Focus fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 1,055,468 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AF05 NKS, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Ford Focus typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 21 years old, this Ford Focus is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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AF05 NKS is a 2005 Ford Focus, first registered on 1 March 2005.

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