2004 Ford Focus C-Max: MOT pass rate and reliability
56.5% of 2004 Ford Focus C-Max pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,265 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 115,710 miles.
How the 2004 compares
- Against all Ford Focus C-Max (60.1%, 14,247 tests): -3.6 points
- Against all 2004 cars (64%): -7.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Ford Focus C-Max model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Focus C-Max:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.5% | 2,265 | 115,710 |
| 2005 | 59.3% | 3,164 | 111,207 |
| 2006 | 60.6% | 4,540 | 107,737 |
| 2007 | 61% | 2,981 | 108,328 |
| 2008 | 62.6% | 618 | 104,398 |
| 2009 | 66.1% | 230 | 95,536 |
What this means if you are buying a 2004 Focus C-Max
The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.6 points less often than the Ford Focus C-Max average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 22-year-old car fails on
A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2004 Ford Focus C-Max the average at test was 115,710 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2009 at 66.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 56.5%. That 9.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Ford Focus C-Max - 59.3%
- 2006 Ford Focus C-Max - 60.6%
- 2007 Ford Focus C-Max - 61%