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

The Ford Capri passes its MOT first time 83% of the time, from 1,964 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 83%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,964 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 11,747 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 39 (few mots) | 87% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 473 | 84% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 458 | 81% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 278 | 86% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 194 | 81% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 124 | 80% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 76% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 84% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 92% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 84% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 95% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 26 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 92% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 97% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 84% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 81% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |

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