Used Ford Focus Bonnet Strut

Yes, bonnet struts (gas-assisted struts that hold the bonnet open automatically) are genuinely fitted to the Ford Focus across all generations — they replace the older-style bonnet prop rod found on many earlier cars. All standard Focus variants use a pair of bonnet struts, one on each side (NS and OS), so this is a real and straightforward part to source from a breaker.

These two cars fall in different generations — the Mk2 ran from 2004 to 2011 and the Mk3 from 2011 to 2018 — so the bonnet itself is a different shape and the struts are not interchangeable between them. You need to make sure you're quoting the correct generation when approaching a breaker, and giving them your registration is the safest way to confirm this.

The Mk3 Focus was facelifted in 2014, which brought changes to the front-end styling including the bonnet shape in some markets, and this is exactly the kind of boundary where fitment of the strut itself may or may not be affected. Give the breaker your full registration and ask them to confirm whether the strut from their donor car matches yours before agreeing a sale, as this is not something to assume without checking.

Trim level does not affect which bonnet strut is fitted — the strut is determined by the generation and facelift period, not whether the car is a Zetec, Titanium, ST, or any other trim. Any cosmetic differences between trims are on the bonnet panel itself, not the strut mechanism, so you don't need to specify trim when sourcing this part from a breaker.

No — the bonnet strut is part of the front bodywork structure and is the same regardless of whether your Focus has a 1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, or any other engine. Focus bonnet struts are shared across petrol and diesel variants within the same generation, so simply matching the generation and facelift period is what matters here.

Technically a single strut can be replaced, as the NS and OS struts are the same part fitted mirror-fashion, but if one has failed due to age or loss of gas pressure the other is often not far behind. Most breakers sell them individually, so you can buy one or a pair — replacing both at the same time from the same donor car is worth considering to keep both sides balanced and avoid a second job shortly after.