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

The Ford Cortina passes its MOT first time 89% of the time, from 640 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 89%
- MOT tests analysed: 640 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes
- Licensed in Great Britain: 4,895 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 63 (few mots) | 87% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 88% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 88% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 93% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 90% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 87% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 94% |
| 1967 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 90% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 88% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 100% |
| 1965 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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