Ford Fiesta MOT reliability

Ford Fiestas passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 1,360,715 tests in 2025. 1,258,560 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a Ford Fiesta — Photo: Damian B Oh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

1,360,715

Still licensed (GB)

1,258,560

Body type

Hatchback

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

25,345 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 17,664 (most between 11,683 and 25,945).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.4%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.7%)

2022 hybrid

169 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 14,596 (most between 8,468 and 22,484).

2024: 100% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.0%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.4%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.8%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.2%)
Valve stem: seriously damaged (1.2%)

2022 diesel

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 100%. Typical mileage 62,162 (most between 47,975 and 76,349).

Most common failures

Where 2022 Fiestas fail

Wheels & tyres

4.5%

Lights & electrics

2.3%

Visibility & wipers

1.3%

Brakes

1.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Steering

0.1%

Looking at a particular car?

See its own MOT history, mileage and red flags, compared with these figures. Free.

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.