72.4%
Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford Ranger passed 72.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Ranger 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 Ranger runs 3.6 points ahead of the Ford average. It is 13th of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average Ranger arrived at its test 8 years old with 79,940 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.
Ranger MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ford Ranger cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 58.4%, a drop of 20 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 39,859 | 78.4% | 6.1 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 48,171 | 71.7% | 0.6 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 22,649 | 58.4% | 13.9 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Ranger failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford Ranger cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 49.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Ranger MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford Ranger cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 35.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford Ranger cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Ranger
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high, position lamp not working, headlamp not working on dipped beam and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 12% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken. 9.6% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 4.4% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 3.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Ranger has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Ford Ranger buying guide.
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Ford Ranger MOT FAQs
What is the Ford Ranger MOT pass rate?
72.4% of Ford Ranger cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 121,937 tests. That is in line with the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 306th of 575 models.
What does a Ford Ranger most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford Ranger cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 9.6% of failure items. Next were headlamp aim too high (3.7%) and position lamp not working (3.7%).
Which area causes the most Ford Ranger MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 28.2%, followed by suspension at 21.3%.
Do older Ford Ranger cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford Ranger cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78.4% of MOT tests in 2025, against 58.4% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Ford Ranger has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford Ranger 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 Ranger'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.