Ford Cardinal MOT reliability

Ford Cardinals passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 183 tests in 2025. 125 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

183

Still licensed (GB)

125

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

2013 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 89,897 (most between 65,793 and 94,938).

2016: 89% → 2017: 44% → 2018: 90% → 2019: 78% → 2020: 63% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 44% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (11.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (11.1%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (11.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (11.1%)
Headlamp aim: too high and too far to the right. (11.1%)

Where 2013 Cardinals fail

Lights & electrics

22.2%

Wheels & tyres

11.1%

Brakes

11.1%

Visibility & wipers

11.1%

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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.