Lincoln Ford MOT reliability

Lincoln Fords passed their MOT first time 33% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 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.

First-time pass rate

33%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2000 petrol

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 237,637 (most between 237,569 and 237,685).

2006: 100% → 2007: 50% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 25% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (66.7%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is inadequately repaired (33.3%)
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (33.3%)
Rear fog lamp: light intensity significantly reduced (33.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (33.3%)

Where 2000 Fords fail

Brakes

66.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

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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.