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

The Ford Escort passes its MOT first time 80% of the time, from 9,575 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 80%
- MOT tests analysed: 9,575 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 14,962 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 210 | 68% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2002 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 273 | 63% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 245 | 53% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 131 | 63% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 110 | 64% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 70 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 340 | 60% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 53 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 446 | 66% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 43 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 499 | 71% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 43 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 392 | 78% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 27 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 295 | 80% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 331 | 88% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 268 | 83% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 234 | 76% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 883 | 83% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 30 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 923 | 80% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 530 | 80% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 315 | 79% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 250 | 83% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 425 | 90% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 92% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 103 | 86% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 91% |
| 1982 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 93% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 337 | 96% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 262 | 94% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 201 | 96% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 122 | 93% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 133 | 96% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 114 | 92% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 115 | 95% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 95 (few mots) | 98% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 138 | 91% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 64 (few mots) | 92% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 97% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 95% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 94% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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