Ford Mustang Mach-E MOT reliability

Ford Mustang Mach-Es passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 7,121 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

7,121

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2021 electric

2,577 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 37,429 (most between 27,186 and 50,394).

2022: 100% → 2023: 97% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.4%)

Where 2021 Mustang Mach-Es fail

Wheels & tyres

6.7%

Lights & electrics

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Brakes

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

Suspension & axles

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Steering

0.0%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).