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DA05 NXS

2005 Ford Focus

Blue Petrol 1596cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires9 Jun 2027
Tests26 (19 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate73.1%

Mileage

64,020 mi
Last recorded64,020 miles
Recorded on8 Jun 2026
Typical for 2005 Ford Focus74,404 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationDA05 NXS
MakeFord
ModelFocus
Year2005
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,596cc

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MOT History

19 pass 7 fail
Pass 8 Jun 2026 64,020 miles
Fail 8 Jun 2026 64,020 miles

Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))

Pass 10 Jun 2025 63,474 miles
Pass 19 Jun 2024 63,015 miles

Front Steering system slightly rough (2.1.1 (a))

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

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Pass 20 Jun 2023 62,352 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Wishbone rear pivot bush split and perishing. (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Wishbone rear pivot bush split and perishing. (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Plate delaminating. (0.1 (b))

Fail 20 Jun 2023 62,352 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Wishbone rear pivot bush split and perishing. (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Wishbone rear pivot bush split and perishing. (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Plate delaminating. (0.1 (b))

Pass 23 Jun 2022 61,463 miles

Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone bush cracking and perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone bush cracking and perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 22 Jun 2022 61,462 miles

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid washers not working, pump can be heard working! (3.5 (a))

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively wiper blade rubbers perished (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone bush cracking and perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre tread cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre tread badly cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone bush cracking and perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre tread worn on the edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre tread cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play anti roll bar drop link has slight play present (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Pass 30 Jun 2021 60,604 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective wear indicators yellow and perishing (3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges perishing/cracking & wearing (5.2.3 (e))

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

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges perishing/cracking & wearing (5.2.3 (e))

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view bottom of ZONE "A" (3.2 (a) (i))

timing belt change due 100k/8year intervals

Fail 30 Jun 2021 60,604 miles

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective wear indicators yellow and perishing (3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges perishing/cracking & wearing (5.2.3 (e))

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges perishing/cracking & wearing (5.2.3 (e))

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view bottom of ZONE "A" (3.2 (a) (i))

timing belt change due 100k/8year intervals

Pass 15 Jul 2020 59,236 miles
Pass 14 Jun 2019 56,170 miles

Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Pass 18 Jun 2018 51,758 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area damaged but not considered excessive n/s seal damaged (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Pass 7 Jun 2017 48,245 miles
Pass 6 Jun 2016 44,660 miles

Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt nearside and offside rear

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

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

front wiper wear indicators yellow and smeary.

nearside and offside front tyre treads low and wearing inner edges.

timing belt history??

Pass 2 Jun 2015 40,131 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

front wiper blades showing indicators

rear blade noisy

Pass 24 Jun 2014 36,516 miles

Brake servo damp oily and underneath components no sign of major leak

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside rear tyre perished wall

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Vehicle's internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights

Fail 24 Jun 2014 36,516 miles

Brake servo damp oily and underneath components no sign of major leak

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Nearside rear tyre perished wall

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Vehicle's internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights

Pass 6 Jun 2013 31,837 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

nearside rear tyre tread starting to crack

Fail 6 Jun 2013 31,837 miles

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

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

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

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

front number plate cracked

nearside front tyre edges worn close to legal limit

nearside front tyre tread starting to crack

nearside rear tyre tread starting to crack

offside front tyre inner edge worn close to legal limit

Pass 11 Jun 2012 26,378 miles

Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 20 Jun 2011 22,540 miles
Pass 28 Jun 2010 18,460 miles

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

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

front brake discs slight wear/lip.

n/s/f washer jet out of aim.

Pass 29 Jun 2009 14,780 miles
Pass 2 Jul 2008 11,259 miles
Fail 2 Jul 2008 11,259 miles

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

Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone 'A' (8.3.1e)

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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DA05 NXS is a 2005 Ford Focus in Blue with a 1,596cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 73.1%.

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 performed better than the average for its year.

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 DA05 NXS, 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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DA05 NXS is a 2005 Ford Focus, first registered on 28 June 2005.

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