Ford Benimar MOT reliability

Ford Benimars passed their MOT first time 93% of the time across 993 tests in 2025. 1,166 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

93%

MOTs analysed

993

Still licensed (GB)

1,166

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 diesel

123 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 11,932 (most between 7,986 and 17,708).

2022: 100% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 98% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Outline marker lamp: not working (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.8%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (0.8%)
Cable: insecure (0.8%)

Where 2020 Benimars fail

Lights & electrics

4.1%

Brakes

1.6%

Wheels & tyres

0.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.8%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.