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BF62 HYP

2012 Ford Focus

Red Diesel 1997cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires27 Aug 2026
Tests18 (11 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate61.1%

Mileage

157,661 mi
Last recorded157,661 miles
Recorded on22 Aug 2026
Typical for 2012 Ford Focus66,103 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBF62 HYP
MakeFord
ModelFocus
Year2012
ColourRed
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,997cc

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MOT History

11 pass 7 fail
Fail 22 Aug 2026 157,661 miles

Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Brake cable damaged but not to excess handbrake cables corroded, advise replacement (1.1.15 (a))

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases back of engine (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Nail in tyre

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

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

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

Rear Exhaust mounting defective above subframe (6.1.2 (a))

heat shield above DPF loose

Pass 28 Aug 2025 150,084 miles

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

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

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

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

Fail 13 Aug 2025 149,977 miles

Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

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

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

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

Pass 16 Aug 2024 135,503 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Pass 6 Oct 2023 132,092 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases slight blow from exhaust downpipe flexy (6.1.2 (a))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower wishbones rear inner bushes split and worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arms front bushes split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

exhaust centre pipe heat shield slightly damaged

Fail 2 Oct 2023 132,092 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases slight blow from exhaust downpipe flexy (6.1.2 (a))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower wishbones rear inner bushes split and worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arms front bushes split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

exhaust centre pipe heat shield slightly damaged

Pass 6 Oct 2022 122,267 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear silencer cracked and slight blow (6.1.2 (a))

Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower wishbones rear inner bushes split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords deep cuts in both rear tyres (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both worn near limit (5.2.3 (e))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arms front bushes starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

exhaust centre pipe heat shield damaged

rear silencer heat shield insecure

Pass 22 Oct 2021 114,519 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front wishbone rear inner bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

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

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arm front bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

exhaust heat shield insecure at rear

Fail 22 Oct 2021 114,519 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front wishbone rear inner bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arm front bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

exhaust heat shield insecure at rear

Pass 23 Oct 2020 108,180 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arm front bushes slightly perished/split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 25 Oct 2019 98,945 miles

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

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2 x cuts (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 25 Oct 2019 98,945 miles

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone rear inner bush split and worn badly (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 2 x cuts (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush starting to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 25 Oct 2018 85,801 miles

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

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

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

Fail 25 Oct 2018 85,801 miles

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

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

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

Pass 17 Oct 2017 73,157 miles

Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush rear inner bush starting to split (2.5.A.1c)

Offside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush rear inner bush starting to split (2.5.A.1c)

Fail 17 Oct 2017 73,157 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp indicates a fault (4.1.D.4)

Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush rear inner bush starting to split (2.5.A.1c)

Offside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush rear inner bush starting to split (2.5.A.1c)

Tyre worn close to the legal limit all 4 (4.1.E.1)

Pass 26 Oct 2016 59,690 miles
Pass 22 Sep 2015 49,736 miles

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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BF62 HYP is a 2012 Ford Focus in Red with a 1,997cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 18 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.1%.

Across all 2012 Ford Focus models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.0% with a typical mileage of 66,103 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 BF62 HYP, 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 14 years old, this Ford Focus is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BF62 HYP is a 2012 Ford Focus, first registered on 15 October 2012.

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