Ford Ranger MOT reliability

Ford Rangers passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 128,509 tests in 2025. 171,564 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

128,509

Still licensed (GB)

171,564

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

2022 diesel

16,340 MOTs

Passed first time 82%. Typical mileage 40,215 (most between 27,963 and 57,068).

2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 82%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (3.1%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.2%)

Where 2022 Rangers fail

Lights & electrics

6.3%

Suspension & axles

4.9%

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Brakes

2.4%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

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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.