Ford Journey MOT reliability

Ford Journeys passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 221 tests in 2025. 184 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

221

Still licensed (GB)

184

Body type

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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

2018 diesel

88 MOTs

These figures come from 88 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 59%. Typical mileage 153,762 (most between 113,368 and 201,404).

2018: 88% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 74% → 2021: 74% → 2022: 62% → 2023: 72% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (6.8%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.7%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (4.5%)
On or after 01/01/2014: emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (4.5%)
Position lamp: not working (3.4%)

Where 2018 Journeys fail

Lights & electrics

15.9%

Brakes

10.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

8.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

8.0%

Wheels & tyres

6.8%

Steering

6.8%

Suspension & axles

6.8%

Visibility & wipers

5.7%

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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.