Ford TRANSIT
2.7M MOT tests in cohort · 79.9% pass rate
79.9%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Used Ford MOT reliability research
Ford is the largest make in the UK MOT corpus. Before you buy a used Fiesta, Focus, or Kuga, compare how each model fails MOT at typical mileages — not just one registration check.
18.7 million Ford vehicles in the UK MOT source dataset (557 million tests nationwide). Stats below: 5–10 years old (registration era).
Top Ford models by MOT test volume
The four models with the most MOT tests in our Ford cohort at 5–10 years. Pass rate and failure category split are public; defect codes and severity detail require credits.
Ford FIESTA
2.4M MOT tests in cohort · 83.9% pass rate
83.9%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Ford FOCUS
1.4M MOT tests in cohort · 86.6% pass rate
86.6%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
Ford KUGA
834k MOT tests in cohort · 87.4% pass rate
87.4%
Failure breakdown (public summary)
- Owner neglect
- Wear & tear
- Systemic
- Other
What a full Ford FIESTA report looks like
Age band: 5–10 years old (registration era). Pass rate and category split above are live cohort aggregates; the sections below show the report layout subscribers unlock.
Pass rate
83.9%
Live cohort stat
Maintenance compliance
74 / 100
Mileage-normalised score
Defects per 1k miles
7.1
vs cohort percentile
Common systemic components
- Suspension arm bush worn excessively (1.1.11 (c))
- Coil spring fractured or broken (1.1.2 (a))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.1.3 (b))
Unlock DVSA-coded defects, severity splits, first-MOT patterns, and year-on-year trends for FORD FIESTA