UK mileage by model year

Kilometres · miles alongside

UK observations: 2023

Median odometer reading by model year

Median
10th to 90th percentile

A break in the line means that model year has no page, so no value is drawn for it.

Ford Focus: odometer readings in 2023 UK MOT tests, by model year. Kilometres, with the median in miles too.
Model year	Median (km)	Median (mi)	10th percentile (km)	90th percentile (km)	Readings	Age in 2023 (years)
1999	171,955	106,848	93,273	266,166	2,291	24
2000	163,977	101,891	93,021	250,621	4,403	23
2001	163,684	101,709	91,707	245,693	9,192	22
2002	160,409	99,674	84,442	245,891	15,391	21
2003	155,607	96,690	73,552	244,705	19,496	20
2004	164,964	102,504	93,007	243,418	26,075	19
2005	169,299	105,198	102,269	244,909	36,205	18
2006	170,078	105,682	103,596	244,493	46,033	17
2007	168,223	104,529	102,914	244,948	62,152	16
2008	168,210	104,521	101,929	241,691	71,076	15
2009	162,009	100,668	94,801	234,690	80,124	14
2013	129,182	80,270	74,448	201,945	96,199	10
2014	116,738	72,538	65,869	184,580	93,362	9
2020	38,016	23,622	16,628	75,716	34,544	3

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023. Aggregate generated: 2026-07-13. This historical band is not a current-year estimate. Cars have aged since 2023; repeated tests may count the same vehicle more than once.

What the table shows

The table covers model years 1999 to 2020 (model years with a page: 14; UK MOT readings in total: 596,543, from 2023 tests). The oldest model year, 1999, has a median of 171,955 km and the newest, 2020, 38,016 km: the older year’s median is 352% higher. The 10th to 90th percentile range is widest relative to the median for 2020 (155% of the median) and narrowest for 2006 (83%). Between directly consecutive model years (pairs compared: 11), the newer year’s median differs by less than 3% on average.

These are 2023 UK MOT observations of different cars at different ages: a cross-section of the fleet, not the history of any one car. Differences between model years reflect cars of different ages, not changes in an individual car’s mileage.

Lithuanian fleet: typical mileage

Home market data. Odometer distribution from Lithuanian technical inspections (TRANSEKSTA), using each car's latest reading. Kilometres.

Latest reading per vehicle; observation dates are not provided in this aggregate. This is a different sample from the UK inspection readings. Aggregate generated: 2026-07-12. Lithuanian and UK figures come from separate samples and are never combined. Only model years with a Lithuanian sample are listed (vehicles per model year: at least 1,000).

Ford Focus: odometer readings in Lithuanian technical inspections (TRANSEKSTA) by model year, latest reading per vehicle. Kilometres.
Model year	Median (km)	10th percentile (km)	90th percentile (km)	Vehicles
1999	263,451	185,750	354,845	2,505
2000	272,707	183,878	361,413	2,438
2001	268,217	179,314	351,428	1,467
2002	252,252	160,556	337,935	1,278
2003	244,856	138,196	340,489	1,160
2004	256,483	167,601	341,581	1,057
2005	248,715	155,863	344,805	1,221
2006	246,097	151,613	342,500	1,125
2007	240,971	147,570	341,972	1,008
2008	242,444	145,900	335,134	1,026

Lietuvos techninės apžiūros įmonių asociacija TRANSEKSTA via data.gov.lt, CC BY 4.0.

EU recall signals: Ford Focus

Model-level recall activity from EU market registers. Counts are advisory and are shown per source, never added together. Not specific to this car.

Recall snapshot generated: 2026-10-04. Historical snapshot, not a live recall check. Confirm current applicability and repair status with the manufacturer.

EU Safety Gate: 29 campaigns KBA (DE): 56 campaigns

Recalls apply to production windows, not model years alone. Recalls and safety signals: Ford Focus

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