89.7%
Ford Mustang Mach-E pass rate
Used Ford Mustang Mach-E buying guide
In 2025, Ford Mustang Mach-E cars passed 89.7% of 7,541 initial MOT tests, 17.4 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+17.4
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Mustang Mach-E sits 46th of 575 models in the data. Ford as a brand averaged 68.8%, so this model runs 20.8 points ahead of its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Ford Mustang Mach-E MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Mustang Mach-E compares with similar cars.
Mustang Mach-E fuel types
Most Ford Mustang Mach-E cars tested in 2025 were electric. Electric cars need an MOT from three years old like any other car, and their tyres, brakes, suspension and lights are tested the same way.
Where the Mustang Mach-E fails its MOT
Where Ford Mustang Mach-E cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (21.3%), headlamp aim too high (18.5%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (15.7%). See every common Mustang Mach-E MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Ford Mustang Mach-E that failed, not a claim that every Mustang Mach-E has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Mustang Mach-E?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 52.1% of Mustang Mach-E failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 23% of Mustang Mach-E failure items.
3
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9% of Mustang Mach-E failure items.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 5.4% of Mustang Mach-E failure items.
5
Identification of the vehicle
Match the number plates and VIN to the V5C logbook, and check the plates are legal. 4.5% of Mustang Mach-E failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Ford Mustang Mach-E failures cluster around tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Ford models
The most-tested Ford models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Mustang Mach-E.
Used Ford Mustang Mach-E FAQs
Is the Ford Mustang Mach-E reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 89.7% first-time pass rate for the Ford Mustang Mach-E across 7,541 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Ford Mustang Mach-E?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and visibility. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Ford Mustang Mach-E's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.