Ford Explorer MOT reliability

Ford Explorers passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 501 tests in 2025. 21,707 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

501

Still licensed (GB)

21,707

Body type

Suv

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

2022 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 80%. Typical mileage 25,644 (most between 16,907 and 36,089).

2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: missing (20.0%)

Where 2022 Explorers fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

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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.