Side repeaters not working on the Ford Focus

Side repeaters not working on the Ford Focus is recorded on 26,617 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share
The 201 models compared	27 of 201, highest first
The model's own record	3,370,105 tests · every year of the Focus →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Focus tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2005, 0.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.5%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2016 at 0.7%; best 2005 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2005	465	166,884	0.3%
2006	610	219,562	0.3%
2008	1,366	356,960	0.4%
2009	1,587	422,566	0.4%
2010	2,036	413,458	0.5%
2011	1,841	480,980	0.4%
2012	2,022	507,648	0.4%
2013	3,012	550,132	0.6%
2014	2,612	546,314	0.5%
2015	3,126	521,808	0.6%
2016	3,173	431,244	0.7%
2017	2,056	423,218	0.5%
2018	1,444	313,128	0.5%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Side repeaters not working: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Ford Focus MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Ford model →