Ford Westfalia MOT reliability

Ford Westfalias passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 24 tests in 2025. 106 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 24 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

24

Still licensed (GB)

106

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 diesel

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 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 91%. Typical mileage 16,674 (most between 10,540 and 32,313).

2024: 85% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (9.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (9.1%)

Where 2021 Westfalias fail

Lights & electrics

9.1%

Visibility & wipers

9.1%

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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.