Ford Roller MOT reliability

Ford Rollers passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 1,878 tests in 2025. 3,409 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

1,878

Still licensed (GB)

3,409

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

2020 diesel

187 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 19,462 (most between 12,513 and 29,901).

2022: 100% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.6%)
Stop lamp: with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (1.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (0.5%)

2020 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 22,096 (most between 22,096 and 22,096).

2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Hand lever: has insufficient reserve travel (100.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (100.0%)

Where 2020 Rollers fail

Lights & electrics

5.9%

Visibility & wipers

2.1%

Brakes

1.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Wheels & tyres

0.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

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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.