MOT pass rates · 2025 data

Ford MOT pass rates by model

Ford cars passed 75.22% of their 4,314,272 initial MOT tests in 2025, below the 77.3% average across all cars. Across the 24 Ford models with enough tests to report, results range from 93.18% (Puma) down to 67.91% (Fusion).

75.22% Pass rate
4,314,272 Tests in 2025
24 Models covered
10.8 Avg age at test

Every Ford model, ranked by pass rate

Model Pass rate Tests Avg miles
Puma 93.18% 92,570 29,039
Roller 91.17% 1,552 27,506
Sierra 89.78% 2,192 52,065
Mustang 87.73% 18,749 38,240
Edge 86.88% 8,714 65,748
Capri 86.5% 1,963 51,661
Ecosport 83.71% 111,573 42,639
Kuga 83.58% 304,554 66,562
Escort 82.83% 9,558 55,181
Unclassified 81.82% 2,305 66,481
Allied 81.67% 3,900 58,270
Tourneo 80.39% 40,054 80,891
Ranger 77.42% 121,689 79,995
B-MAX 75.75% 53,632 59,392
Transit 74.63% 644,474 100,478
Focus 74.62% 890,938 83,766
C-MAX 74.21% 105,753 82,818
Mondeo 73.09% 171,873 116,504
Fiesta 72.78% 1,355,783 71,345
Grand 72.45% 34,569 86,558
KA 72.11% 169,319 57,920
Galaxy 71.44% 54,933 115,392
S-MAX 70.33% 67,274 106,847
Fusion 67.91% 46,351 88,039

Checking a specific Ford

Model averages are a starting point. For the car you are actually looking at, run its registration through a free MOT history check, or a full car history check for finance, write-off, stolen and mileage records the MOT does not cover. There is also a dedicated Ford history check page.

Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.