83.2%
Ford Capri
Ford Capri MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford Capri passed 83.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.9 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was headlamp not working on dipped beam.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Capri compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
68.8%
Ford average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Capri runs 14.4 points ahead of the Ford average. It is 6th of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average Capri arrived at its test 41.1 years old with 51,641 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Capri MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 3 | 66.7% | 5.6 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 1,961 | 83.2% | 10.9 pts above |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Capri failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford Capri cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 51.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Capri MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford Capri cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 33.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford Capri cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Capri
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp not working on dipped beam, position lamp not working, headlamp aim too low and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 13.1% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake performance excessively binding and service brake imbalance across an axle. 7.3% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers not working and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.3% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: non catalyst emissions emissions carbon monoxide content excessive. 4.1% of failure items.
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Ford Capri MOT FAQs
What is the Ford Capri MOT pass rate?
83.2% of Ford Capri cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,965 tests. That is 10.9 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 154th of 575 models.
What does a Ford Capri most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford Capri cars failing their 2025 MOT was headlamp not working on dipped beam, on 4.4% of failure items. Next were non catalyst emissions emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (4.1%) and service brake performance excessively binding (4%).
Which area causes the most Ford Capri MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.8%, followed by brakes at 19%.
Does this mean every Ford Capri has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford Capri that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Ford Capri's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.