# Ford Auto MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Ford Auto passes its MOT first time 81% of the time, from 334 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 81%
- MOT tests analysed: 334 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 2,307 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 106 | 85% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 120 | 83% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 82 (few mots) | 72% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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