Ford Consul MOT reliability

Ford Consuls passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 40 tests in 2025. 1,097 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 40 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

40

Still licensed (GB)

1,097

Body type

Sedan

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

1973 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 50%. Typical mileage 78,862 (most between 71,206 and 86,519).

2006: 75% → 2007: 75% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 25% → 2012: 80% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 80% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (50.0%)

Where 1973 Consuls fail

Suspension & axles

50.0%

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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.