Ford MOT pass rate

7,631,420 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 75.1%

Ford has a 75.1% MOT pass rate based on 7,631,420 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 3.2 percentage points below the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 66 out of 85 makes.

The strongest model is the Puma St-Line Design Mhev Auto at 97.7%, while the Connect is lowest at 57%.

The single most common reason a Ford fails its MOT is a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, which accounted for 284,229 failures.

Most common Ford MOT failures

Reason	Count
a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	284,229
tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	161,255
a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	140,211
a tyre seriously damaged	133,514
the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	127,457
stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	121,120
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	112,489
the strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired	105,774
a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened	96,659
wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen	93,698

How Ford compares

Ford pass rate75.1%

UK average78.3%

Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.

All Ford models

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
Fiesta	2,189,486	72.9%	73,391
Focus	1,327,920	74.7%	85,434
Transit	937,812	70.4%	118,955
Kuga	417,146	82.2%	70,754
Mondeo	306,935	73.8%	116,505
Ka	300,412	73%	58,749
Transit Connect	259,747	72.6%	106,623
Ranger	235,106	80%	78,305
C-MAX	170,803	74.5%	82,176
Ecosport	166,964	81.9%	40,034
Transit Custom	132,075	81.8%	76,520
S-MAX	128,357	73%	105,095
Galaxy	104,866	71.6%	116,088
Fusion	72,556	67.6%	90,310
B-MAX	67,640	75.8%	56,387
Grand C-MAX	55,277	74.1%	82,405
Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue	40,603	78.8%	59,315
Transit Custom 300Limitd Eblue	39,721	82.2%	55,837
Transit Courier	33,152	76.1%	78,351
Transit Custom 280Limitd Eblue	29,985	81.3%	52,113
Tourneo	25,447	78.7%	109,871
Mustang	24,776	88%	37,552
Tourneo Connect	23,633	82.1%	55,529
Escort	21,650	79.9%	55,702
Transit Custom 300Leader Eblue	21,642	77.3%	59,653
Focus C-MAX	20,387	63.2%	112,733
Puma St-Line X Mhev	20,144	92.7%	26,170
Transit 350 Trend Ecoblue	18,525	74.5%	53,643
Fiesta St-Line Edition Turbo	18,357	87.9%	27,607
Edge	15,363	87.7%	60,739
Puma St-Line Mhev	13,743	93.5%	25,100
Fiesta St-Line Edition T Mhev	13,366	89.2%	24,955
Puma Titanium Mhev	10,770	92%	26,812
Transit Custom 320Lmtd Eblue A	9,761	86.5%	47,372
Fiesta Trend	8,243	88.2%	29,460
Transit Custom 300 Trend Eblue	7,903	80.4%	63,680
Fiesta Titanium Turbo Mhev	7,586	89.1%	21,708
Fiesta Trend Turbo	7,527	88.6%	24,020
Allied	7,495	80.5%	47,980
Transit Custom 320Limitd Eblue	7,470	82.8%	53,839
Transit Custom 300Lmtd Eblue A	7,358	82.7%	51,879
Fiesta Stline X Edition T Mhev	7,035	87.3%	24,170
Focus St	6,051	90%	29,962
Sierra	5,889	86.8%	52,452
Focus St-Line X Edition Mhev	5,556	91.4%	26,430
Tourneo Custom	5,515	83.6%	78,417
Focus Titanium Edition Mhev	5,392	91.8%	24,070
Transit Custom 280Leader Eblue	5,351	80.3%	60,860
Focus St-Line Edition Mhev	5,260	91.1%	27,737
Transit Custom 320Leader Eblue	4,901	79.6%	56,448
Unclassified	4,809	79.4%	74,177
Puma	4,589	72.3%	69,500
Tourneo Custom 320 Ti Eblue A	4,451	81.9%	45,350
Capri	4,377	82.7%	51,098
Puma St	4,371	93.8%	22,706
Puma St-Line X First Ed Mhev	4,207	92%	28,487
Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue	3,731	82.3%	49,894
Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue	3,562	81.8%	59,168
Transit Custom 340Leader Eblue	3,538	78.9%	69,413
Fiesta St-Line X Edition Turbo	3,457	86.8%	29,954
Kuga St-Line Edition Ecoblue	3,222	90.8%	29,017
Kuga St-Line X Edition Ecoblue	3,218	92%	27,652
Kuga St-Line Phev Cvt	3,176	92.4%	30,887
Kuga St-Line X Phev Cvt	3,150	93.3%	28,947
Transit Custom 320 Trend Eblue	3,073	76.5%	59,379
Puma Titanium	2,910	93.3%	26,813
Fiesta Trend Turbo Mhev	2,900	89.1%	22,931
Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4X4 A	2,709	93.5%	26,201
Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev	2,670	93.3%	24,550
Transit Custom 280Lmtd Eblue A	2,611	80.7%	50,614
Fiesta Active Edition Turbo	2,540	87.4%	22,415
Puma St-Line X Auto	2,540	93.4%	21,907
Puma St-Line X First Ed + Mhev	2,538	92.1%	27,244
Puma Titanium First Ed Mhev	2,520	93.7%	27,965
Focus Titanium X Edition Mhev	2,513	92.4%	23,295
Transit 350 Limited Ecoblue	2,496	86.8%	59,998
Transit 290 Trend Ecoblue	2,494	83.8%	56,493
Transit Custom 320Sprt Eblue A	2,425	87.3%	46,511
Focus Active Edition Mhev	2,324	91.8%	25,741
Transit Custom 290 Sport Eblue	2,306	85.3%	45,141
Freedom	2,290	82.8%	52,028
Kuga Titanium Edition Ecoblue	2,194	90.7%	28,720
Focus St Ecoblue	2,145	86.6%	36,976
Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A	2,133	92.4%	26,152
Roller Team	2,130	88.5%	26,501
Fiesta Vignale Edition T Mhev	2,116	90.5%	19,548
Kuga St-Line X Ed Phev Cvt	2,062	90.9%	30,652
Kuga St-Line Edition	2,051	93%	23,016
Puma Titanium Auto	2,024	92.6%	20,468
Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue	1,991	88.4%	49,382
Mustang Mach-E Ext Range Awd	1,945	93.3%	28,935
Kuga St-Line Ed Eblue Mhev	1,899	92.9%	26,767
Fiesta Titanium X Turbo Mhev	1,894	88%	23,195
Edge St-Line Ecoblue Auto	1,863	90.6%	39,047
Focus Active X Edition Mhev	1,749	94%	24,955
Transit Custom 340 Trend Eblue	1,670	80.7%	62,185
Puma St-Line Auto	1,661	93.8%	20,195
Granada	1,647	82.4%	77,267
Transit 460 Leader Ecoblue	1,594	88.1%	26,272
Transit Custom 290Sprt Eblue A	1,573	85.9%	48,467
Fiesta St Performance Ed Turbo	1,571	90.2%	27,635
Chausson	1,548	90.8%	17,477
Kuga Vignale Phev Cvt	1,534	93.2%	32,218
Freda	1,521	62.7%	141,802
Kuga Titanium Ecoblue	1,510	89.3%	29,073
F150	1,491	84.1%	93,166
Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue Mhev	1,484	91.4%	29,917
Kuga Titanium Ed Eblue A	1,416	91.9%	21,295
Puma St-Line Vignale Auto	1,350	94.4%	20,375
Transit Custom 300 Trail Eblue	1,326	84.3%	40,967
Puma St-Line	1,325	89.8%	28,313
Fiesta Active X Edition Turbo	1,310	85.9%	27,823
Kuga St-Line First Ed Phev Cvt	1,295	92.7%	30,137
Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue A	1,279	83.8%	75,875
Kuga St-Ln X First Ed Phev Cvt	1,204	94.5%	30,482
Fiesta Active X Edition T Mhev	1,179	87.5%	21,355
Kuga St-Line X Edition	1,179	93.8%	24,291
Mustang Mach-E Std Range Rwd	1,177	90.5%	34,803
Kuga Titanium Frst Ed Phev Cvt	1,177	94.7%	29,519
Kuga Titanium First Edition	1,174	89.4%	28,058
Kuga St-Line X Edition Hev Cvt	1,162	91.2%	23,174
Explorer	1,126	77.4%	91,305
Benimar	1,120	92.8%	14,934
Cortina	1,100	86.7%	48,440
Cougar	1,094	69.3%	90,888
Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue	1,092	90.8%	30,404
Transit 290 Leader Ecoblue	1,081	79.6%	60,196
Transit 350 Limited Ecoblue A	1,080	85.6%	53,568
Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue	1,055	78.6%	62,484
Kuga Titanium Edition	1,047	94.1%	21,175
Fiesta Vignale Edition Turbo	1,024	87.8%	20,855
Fiesta Active Edition T Mhev	1,021	87.6%	28,015
Puma St-Line X Vignale Mhev	1,008	94.4%	27,883
Kuga St-Line First Edition	1,007	90.2%	29,525
Puma St-Line Design Mhev	962	93.5%	22,796
Kuga St-Ln First Ed Eblue Mhev	954	92.7%	30,964
Transit 350 Leader Mhev	931	84.6%	38,823
Transit 310 Leader Ecoblue	930	79.8%	59,754
Transit 460 Trend Ecoblue	924	90.3%	23,213
Transit Custom 340Limited Mhev	920	83.6%	55,260
Ecosport Active	905	87.3%	18,398
Transit Custom 340Limitd Eblue	880	81.6%	70,942
Puma Titanium Mhev Auto	873	94.4%	22,015
Sierra Sapphire	868	93.3%	53,136
Tourneo Custom 320 Zetec Eblue	854	79.6%	53,927
Probe	850	72.6%	99,379
Orion	849	81.4%	56,496
Transit 350 Limited Eblue Mhev	840	87.6%	61,128
Transit Custom 300Active Eblue	811	85.9%	42,512
Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev Auto	808	95.4%	18,081
P100	795	73.1%	44,948
Maverick	762	70.9%	108,220
Kuga St-Line X Ecoblue Mhev	758	93.8%	32,613
Dorchester	732	75.8%	74,959
Transit Custom 340Ltd Phev Cvt	730	83.3%	34,140
Transit 310 Limited Ecoblue A	726	84.4%	56,374
Mustang Mach-E Ext Range Rwd	725	90.9%	33,480
Mustang Mach-E Std Range Awd	720	93.9%	27,985
Kuga St-Line First Ed E-Blue	714	90.8%	34,592
Fiesta Vignale Edition Turbo A	697	91.7%	17,561
Kuga Vignale Ecoblue 4X4 Auto	688	91.4%	24,126
Mondeo St-Line Hev Auto	687	86.2%	38,813
Puma Titanium Design Mhev	681	95%	24,381
Kuga St-Line X First Edition	665	91.7%	27,383
Kuga St-Line X Ecoblue 4X4 A	661	88.4%	27,297
Motorhome	635	76.1%	58,023
Kuga Titanium Ecoblue Auto	632	92.1%	21,680
Kuga St-Line Ecoblue Mhev	628	90.1%	31,028
Tourneo Custom 320Ti X Eblue A	626	86.6%	49,259
Focus Active X Vignale Eblue A	617	93.5%	30,013
Transit Custom 340Lmtd Eblue A	607	80.9%	57,895
Kuga St-Line Edition Ecoblue A	604	90.9%	28,060
Kuga St-Line Ed Eblue 4X4 A	604	91.7%	26,090
Kuga Titanium Ecoblue Mhev	601	92%	28,043
Puma St-Line Mhev Auto	596	94.8%	18,920
Kuga Zetec Ecoblue	593	90.2%	28,798
Focus Vignale Edition Mhev	582	94.8%	22,634
Kuga St-Line Ecoblue	575	93.4%	33,578
Kuga St-Ln X First Editn Eblue	574	91.8%	31,134
Kuga St-Line Ecoblue Auto	568	94.7%	28,304
Transit 350 Trail Ecoblue	554	87%	47,805
Fiesta St-Line X Ed Turbo Auto	545	90.5%	20,495
Fiesta St Edition Turbo	532	94.5%	21,754
Kuga St-Line Edition Hev Cvt	506	94.9%	22,951
Kuga Titan Frst Ed Eblue 4X4 A	505	92.7%	23,603
Kuga Titanium	502	92.4%	25,429
Kuga Titanium Ed Eblue Mhev	496	91.1%	27,647
Fiesta Active X Ed Turbo Auto	494	88.9%	16,963
Kuga Stln X Frst Ed Eblue 4X4A	490	90.2%	28,139
Kuga Titan First Ed Eblue Mhev	486	92.4%	31,394
Kuga St-Line First Ed E-Blue A	466	92.3%	29,848
Kuga Titanium Phev Cvt	464	92.5%	32,944
Transit 460 Leader Ecoblue A	459	89.5%	7,908
Kuga Titanium Ed Eblue 4X4 A	445	91%	27,489
Transit Custom 340Trnd Eblue A	434	82.9%	58,841
Ecosport St-Line Design	428	86.7%	19,739
Edge Vignale Ecoblue Auto	427	92%	36,620
Kuga St-Line X	425	93.9%	22,824
Transit Custom 320 Trend Mhev	424	71.2%	47,648
Transit Custom 320Actve Eblu A	422	90.3%	39,482
Tourneo Custom 320Sprt Eblue A	421	88.4%	37,811
Kuga Stln First Ed Eblue 4X4 A	420	94.3%	29,210
Focus Active X Vignale Ed Mhev	417	93.5%	26,637
Puma Titanium Design Mhev Auto	410	93.9%	19,139
Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue Awd	395	83.3%	52,787
Puma St-Line X Mhev Auto	395	93.7%	18,020
Auto Trail	386	83.9%	30,494
Focus Zetec Edition Mhev	364	88.7%	25,991
Transit Cust 340Trend Phev Cvt	358	85.5%	32,089
Mustang Mach-E Fst Ed Xrng Awd	351	94%	24,317
Cardinal Hearse	350	81.4%	96,463
Camper	350	74.9%	69,628
Kuga St-Line X Ecoblue	350	92.3%	30,901
Connect	344	57%	145,941
Scorpio	342	78.4%	96,140
Kuga St-Line	342	93.9%	25,580
Journey	322	73%	158,466
Anglia	320	93.4%	45,370
Puma St-Line Design Mhev Auto	307	97.7%	21,530
Kuga Vignale	299	93.6%	19,937
Tourneo Courier Titanium Tdci	292	89%	25,647
Motor Caravan	291	68%	72,534
Kuga St-Line X Ecoblue Auto	290	94.5%	23,537
Transit Custom 340 Trail Eblue	284	87.7%	47,679
Tourneo Custom 320 Sport Eblue	283	91.5%	34,766
Transit Custom 300 Leader Mhev	282	73%	44,460
Tourneo Custom 320 T-Nium Mhev	281	86.1%	75,959
Kuga Titanium Ecoblue 4X4 Auto	279	95.7%	23,630
Kuga St-Ln X First Ed Eblue A	279	93.2%	36,952
Mustang Mach 1	275	84%	14,559
Crown	266	85.7%	121,363
Transit Custom 300Trnd Eblue A	257	82.9%	62,223
Ranger Thunder Ecoblue 4X4 A	256	91.8%	46,420
Focus Active X Vignale	255	92.9%	26,107
Gt	250	93.2%	22,766
Kuga Vignale Ecoblue Mhev	249	96.8%	25,063
Mustang 55 Edition Auto	245	92.2%	19,559
Fiesta St-Line Turbo Mhev	244	97.1%	21,593
Kuga Zetec Ecoblue Auto	239	89.5%	22,821
Focus Active X Vignale Ecoblue	237	93.7%	34,441
Kuga Zetec	236	93.2%	22,943
Transit Custom 300Actve Eblu A	235	87.7%	36,925
Motor Home	232	79.7%	63,685
Fiesta Turbo	232	87.9%	38,085
F250	230	83.5%	99,089
Transit 350 Trail Ecoblue Awd	229	90.8%	52,362
Focus Active X Vignale Auto	228	92.5%	22,297
Kuga Vignale Hev Cvt	223	93.7%	23,915
Bongo	217	65.4%	156,901
F350	212	73.1%	94,783
Tourneo Cust 320Tnium Phev Cvt	207	92.8%	26,132