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

The Ford Ranger passes its MOT first time 73% of the time, from 128,509 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 73%
- MOT tests analysed: 128,509 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 171,564 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 517 | 86% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 16,340 | 82% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 16,949 | 80% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 11,996 | 77% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 14,874 | 76% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 14,338 | 74% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 10,877 | 73% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 10,637 | 73% |
| 2016 | GD | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 6,349 | 65% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 4,095 | 63% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,952 | 66% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,884 | 61% |
| 2012 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,440 | 59% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,299 | 56% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 2,043 | 56% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,826 | 57% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 2,460 | 56% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,983 | 54% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1,657 | 57% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1,427 | 53% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 837 | 56% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 611 | 57% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 459 | 61% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 390 | 61% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 158 | 55% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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