Ford P100 MOT reliability

Ford P100s passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 249 tests in 2025. 207 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

249

Still licensed (GB)

207

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

1993 diesel

19 MOTs

These figures come from only 19 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 68%. Typical mileage 69,734 (most between 42,054 and 83,120).

2005: 54% → 2006: 53% → 2007: 49% → 2008: 48% → 2009: 41% → 2010: 42% → 2011: 45% → 2012: 48% → 2013: 49% → 2014: 49% → 2015: 56% → 2016: 56% → 2017: 51% → 2018: 56% → 2019: 52% → 2020: 65% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 68% → 2023: 82% → 2024: 63% → 2025: 68%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (15.8%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle by more than 50% (10.5%)
Stop lamp: not working (10.5%)
System: component leaking (5.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (5.3%)

1993 petrol

14 MOTs

These figures come from only 14 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 79%. Typical mileage 54,173 (most between 37,538 and 73,154).

2005: 64% → 2006: 57% → 2007: 58% → 2008: 46% → 2009: 40% → 2010: 62% → 2011: 47% → 2012: 60% → 2013: 58% → 2014: 48% → 2015: 52% → 2016: 65% → 2017: 87% → 2018: 47% → 2019: 59% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 58% → 2023: 64% → 2024: 58% → 2025: 79%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (21.4%)
Non catalyst emissions: emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (14.3%)
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush (14.3%)
Non catalyst emissions: emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (7.1%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (7.1%)

Where 1993 P100s fail

Lights & electrics

31.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

10.5%

Brakes

10.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

10.5%

Suspension & axles

5.3%

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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.