Reliability report
Ford Ranger reliability and common faults
Based on 120,807 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
22.6%
fail rate · average 17.7%
much worse than average
120,807 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Ford Ranger
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Driving controls
Plates and identification
Body and structure
Suspension
Exhaust and emissions
Lights and electrics
Brakes
Seat belts and airbags
Wheels
Steering
Visibility
Tyres
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 16.6% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 21.4% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 25.8% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 31.3% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 35.6% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 35.8% avg 31.4% | — |
Ford Ranger – FAQs
How reliable is the Ford Ranger?+
In the UK the Ford Ranger fails 22.6% of MOT tests, against an average of 17.7% for cars of the same age – much worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Ford Ranger?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: plates and identification, body and structure, suspension, exhaust and emissions.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).