Reliability report
Ford reliability by model
20 Ford models compared with the average car of the same age – based on UK MOT tests, cross-checked with Dutch APK and Lithuanian inspections.
Photo: © M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
Ford Fiesta
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 28.3% / 25.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 53.5% / 51.5%
Ford Focus
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 25.8% / 25.4%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 52.9% / 51.0%
Ford Ka
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 27.9% / 26.2%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 60.6% / 57.0%
Ford Kuga
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 18.1% / 20.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 34.7% / 37.2%
Ford Transit
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 31.0% / 24.5%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 56.2% / 49.4%
Ford Mondeo
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 27.0% / 27.2%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 57.6% / 55.9%
Ford C-Max
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 25.8% / 26.4%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 47.2% / 50.6%
Ford Ecosport
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 16.4% / 16.1%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 36.9% / 36.8%
Ford Ranger
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 22.6% / 17.7%
Ford Fusion
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 32.1% / 33.3%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 61.8% / 64.1%
Ford S-Max
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 29.6% / 26.4%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 58.0% / 54.1%
Ford B-Max
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 24.3% / 24.4%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 42.3% / 46.3%
Ford Galaxy
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 28.7% / 25.1%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 63.1% / 54.1%
Ford Mustang
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 13.5% / 18.2%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 38.6% / 39.4%
Ford Tourneo
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 21.4% / 16.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 55.3% / 49.2%
Ford Puma
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 23.4% / 23.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 24.6% / 29.3%
Ford Escort
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 17.3% / 31.4%
Ford Edge
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 13.4% / 17.5%
Ford Sierra
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 10.0% / 31.4%
Ford Capri
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 13.5% / 31.4%
The figure after the slash is the average for cars of the same age in that country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photos: Wikimedia Commons – authors and licences on the model pages.