Car statistics by year

2022 Ford Focus

Ford Focus cars first registered in 2022: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2022, so like is set against like.

A year of the Ford Focus. “2022” is the year of first registration.

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15,596 MOT tests of 2022 Ford Focus cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 90.1% All 2022 cars 89.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 23,000 miles; all 2022 cars 23,300
  • Left at the end of 2025 15,122 93.9% of the 16,112 at the end of 2022
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 3.6% All 2022 cars 3.6%
  • Tests with an advisory 30.1% All 2022 cars 29.0%
  • MOT tests in 2025 15,596 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2022 Ford Focuses do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 3 years old, 90.1% of 2022 Ford Focus MOT tests were passed first time, against 89.4% for all cars first registered in 2022. 2022 Ford Focuses did about as well as average for their age. A year earlier the same cars passed 89.9% of the time (all 2022 cars 91.6%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Ford Focus vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Ford Focus bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Ford Focus compared with all cars
First registered Ford FocusAll cars
’11 58.1%61.5%
’12 61.7%63.6%
’13 62.2%66.0%
’14 64.3%69.1%
’15 72.4%72.6%
’16 76.9%75.6%
’17 80.8%79.1%
’18 81.8%81.8%
’19 81.5%84.4%
’20 85.7%86.9%
’21 88.8%88.4%
’22 90.1%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2022 Ford Focus

Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords was the most common single reason a 2022 Ford Focus failed, on 17.4% of about 1,500 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (49.7% of failed tests; all 2022 cars 47.9%). 3.6% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 3.6% for all cars first registered in 2022. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2022 Ford Focus tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 17.4%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 11.4%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 10.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 9.0%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 7.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 6.2%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 5.1%
Horn: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.3%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.2%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Ford Focus vs all 2022 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2022 Ford Focus MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2022 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 49.7%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 26.5%
Visibility 10.5%
Brakes 10.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks 4.4%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 4.3%
Suspension 2.8%
Identification of the vehicle 1.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2022 Ford Focus

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 30.1% of 2022 Ford Focus tests had at least one (all 2022 cars 29.0%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2022 Ford Focus tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 15.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 6.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 4.9%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 3.4%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.7%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 1.9%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.8%
Tyres: slightly damaged Tyres 1.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 0.8%
Road wheels: slightly distorted Road wheels 0.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2022 Ford Focus?

Half of the 2022 Ford Focuses tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 23,000 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 16,200 and a quarter more than 32,000. For all cars first registered in 2022, the middle figure was 23,300 miles, so 2022 Ford Focuses have been driven about as far as average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2022 Ford Focus and all 2022 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2022 Ford Focus 11,000 16,200 23,000 32,000 44,000 14,708
All 2022 cars 10,300 15,800 23,300 33,000 45,100 1,421,194
miles

Half of the 2022 Ford Focuses tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 23,000 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2022 Ford Focuses are left?

At the end of 2022, 16,112 2022 Ford Focuses were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 15,122 were: 15,052 licensed and 70 declared off the road (SORN). That is 93.9% still on the record, against 94.8% for all cars first registered in 2022.

Share still on the record since 2022

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2022. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2022 Ford Focuses on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2022, compared with all 2022 cars
Year end 2022 Ford FocusAll 2022 cars
2022 100.0%100.0%
2023 98.2%98.5%
2024 95.7%97.4%
2025 93.9%94.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2022

7 of the Ford Focus’s 59 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2022. 3 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2022 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2022 may have been built in 2021, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Ford Focus recalls whose build dates include 2022
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
15 Jun 2026 Transit Courier: Diesel DV-Neo Engine Coolant Pump Update 5 Oct 2020, 2 Mar 2021 and 1 Jun 2022 to 7 Nov 2022, and 1 other period 8
5 May 2026 Multi Vehicle Line (MVL): Telecommunications Control Module (TCU) loss of Function Software Update 18 Oct 2019 to 21 Oct 2022 374
24 Sept 2025 Frozen Rearview Camera Screen 1 Dec 2021 to 4 Apr 2024 2,991
19 Dec 2024 X-Car Powertain Control Module (PCM) Software Update 1 Jul 2014 to 17 Dec 2015, 18 Dec 2015 to 19 Dec 2015 and 4 Jan 2016 to 26 Feb 2016, and 1 other period 85,000
12 Aug 2022 Vehicles could have a front suspension knuckle that was incorrectly manufactured 9 Jun 2022 to 6 Jul 2022 179
29 Jul 2022 THE eCALL FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION 18 Mar 2022 to 27 Jul 2022 9,388 (all models)
17 Mar 2022 The nuts on the 48V battery poles may not be torqued to specification 1 Sept 2021 to 25 Jan 2022 17

Every Ford Focus recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Ford Focus

24 years of the Ford Focus, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2017 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (80.8% passed first time) and the 1999 cars worst (52.9%).

Ford Focuses by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
1999 4,850 52.9% 65.4%
2000 6,902 53.3% 63.1%
2001 10,691 54.9% 61.5%
2002 14,864 53.0% 59.7%
2003 16,649 55.2% 58.9%
2004 19,975 52.4% 57.9%
2005 23,500 54.4% 57.7%
2006 30,958 57.2% 56.9%
2007 37,321 57.1% 57.3%
2008 39,002 55.6% 57.0%
2009 47,780 55.7% 58.2%
2010 48,891 56.6% 59.3%
2011 58,379 58.1% 61.5%
2012 64,196 61.7% 63.6%
2013 70,103 62.2% 66.0%
2014 82,532 71,953 64.3% 69.1%
2015 78,702 73,559 72.4% 72.6%
2016 67,118 63,039 76.9% 75.6%
2017 66,847 62,708 80.8% 79.1%
2018 49,773 46,339 81.8% 81.8%
2019 54,286 52,857 81.5% 84.4%
2020 38,252 37,108 85.7% 86.9%
2021 21,490 20,594 88.8% 88.4%
2022 16,112 15,122 90.1% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 15,596 MOT tests of 2022 Ford Focus cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 15,122 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Ford Focus cars first registered in 2022; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2022.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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