Ford MOT pass rates by model
Across 4,190,210 MOT tests in 2025, 68.1% of Ford cars passed first time. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Pass rates fall as cars get older, so compare models at the same age. The columns below split each model by age at the test.
| Model | Tests | All ages | 3–5 years | 6–10 years | 11 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiesta | 1,338,735 | 65.2% | 86.7% | 71.1% | 56.6% |
| Focus | 884,523 | 67.5% | 85.6% | 76.0% | 58.2% |
| Kuga | 290,452 | 78.5% | 87.2% | 79.8% | 63.9% |
| Transit | 278,960 | 62.2% | 78.8% | 67.2% | 55.1% |
| Mondeo | 171,720 | 67.1% | 85.1% | 78.9% | 59.7% |
| Ka | 169,328 | 66.3% | 87.6% | 74.9% | 60.0% |
| Transit Connect | 156,931 | 66.0% | 75.7% | 71.7% | 52.0% |
| Transit Custom | 153,256 | 77.4% | 78.3% | 75.2% | – |
| Ranger | 110,679 | 71.4% | 78.4% | 71.7% | 58.4% |
| C-MAX | 105,770 | 67.8% | 84.2% | 76.4% | 61.4% |
| EcoSport | 103,388 | 76.4% | 83.9% | 72.9% | 60.8% |
| S-MAX | 67,262 | 64.5% | 77.8% | 74.3% | 58.3% |
| Puma | 64,082 | 90.3% | 91.1% | – | 64.3% |
| Galaxy | 53,918 | 64.0% | 79.8% | 73.5% | 55.4% |
| B-MAX | 53,637 | 67.9% | – | 71.0% | 63.7% |
| Fusion | 46,353 | 57.8% | – | – | 57.8% |
| Grand C-MAX | 34,570 | 65.2% | 77.9% | 68.8% | 60.1% |
| Transit Courier | 27,390 | 69.2% | 75.2% | 65.4% | 65.4% |
| Mustang | 16,014 | 85.1% | 88.9% | 82.6% | 82.5% |
| Tourneo Connect | 14,530 | 76.7% | 80.5% | 75.1% | 60.8% |
| Tourneo | 14,202 | 72.2% | 80.7% | 71.3% | 66.8% |
| Escort | 9,574 | 79.6% | – | – | 79.5% |
| Tourneo Custom | 9,546 | 78.5% | 78.8% | 77.8% | – |
| Edge | 8,909 | 83.8% | 86.3% | 83.6% | – |
| Sierra | 2,592 | 88.3% | – | – | 88.3% |
| Capri | 1,963 | 83.2% | – | – | 83.2% |
| F150 | 704 | 80.3% | – | – | 79.1% |
| Cortina | 639 | 89.2% | – | – | 89.0% |
| Granada | 583 | 81.1% | – | – | 81.1% |
| All cars | 31,590,883 | 71.5% | 86.1% | 76.1% | 61.3% |
First-time pass rate on normal MOT tests of cars aged three and over. Models with fewer than 500 tests aren’t listed. “–” means too few tests at that age.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.