83.8%
Ford Edge
Ford Edge MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford Edge passed 83.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 11.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Edge 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 Edge runs 14.9 points ahead of the Ford average. It is 4th of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average Edge arrived at its test 7.8 years old with 65,390 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.
Edge MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ford Edge cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.3% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 83.6%, a drop of 2.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 724 | 86.3% | 14 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 8,176 | 83.6% | 11.3 pts above |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 9 | 88.9% | 16.6 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Edge failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford Edge cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 48.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Edge MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford Edge cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 57.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford Edge cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Edge
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative and condition has ply or cords exposed. 20.7% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 13.1% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 12.1% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and headlamp aim too low. 7.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Edge has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Ford Edge buying guide.
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Ford Edge MOT FAQs
What is the Ford Edge MOT pass rate?
83.8% of Ford Edge cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 8,909 tests. That is 11.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 141st of 575 models.
What does a Ford Edge most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford Edge cars failing their 2025 MOT was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, on 12.1% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.3%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.7%).
Which area causes the most Ford Edge MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 24.4%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 24%.
Do older Ford Edge cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford Edge cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.3% of MOT tests in 2025, against 83.6% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Ford Edge has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford Edge 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 Edge'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.