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

The Ford Fiesta passes its MOT first time 66% of the time, from 1,360,715 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 66%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,360,715 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,258,560 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1,294 | 92% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 70 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 25,345 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 169 | 87% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 27,525 | 89% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 188 | 92% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 30 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2021 | Other | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 48,057 | 86% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,457 | 86% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 122 | 92% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 75,281 | 85% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 2,782 | 82% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 89,853 | 83% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 3,009 | 79% |
| 2018 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 83,385 | 75% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 6,020 | 67% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 101,157 | 68% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 11,528 | 61% |
| 2016 | CN | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 109,269 | 66% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 14,196 | 59% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 104,969 | 63% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 14,962 | 55% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 92,462 | 62% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 17,076 | 54% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 75,046 | 59% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 20,540 | 56% |
| 2012 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 61,039 | 58% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 19,736 | 56% |
| 2011 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2011 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 61,598 | 56% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 19,447 | 52% |
| 2010 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2010 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 68,376 | 55% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 15,986 | 49% |
| 2009 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 42,266 | 53% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 6,250 | 52% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 39,338 | 53% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 4,317 | 54% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 30,998 | 53% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3,350 | 51% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 18,295 | 53% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1,646 | 52% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 14,920 | 54% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1,218 | 51% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 11,025 | 55% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1,006 | 57% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 5,281 | 57% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 441 | 54% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1,957 | 56% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 46 (few mots) | 52% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1,152 | 54% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 21 (few mots) | 62% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1,158 | 57% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 927 | 54% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 417 | 54% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 243 | 59% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 243 | 66% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 160 | 64% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 126 | 66% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 170 | 72% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 278 | 83% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 172 | 75% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 225 | 81% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 343 | 83% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 193 | 76% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 117 | 83% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 96 (few mots) | 80% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 75 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 51 (few mots) | 88% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 83% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 22 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 40% |

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