Ford Fiesta MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 73.5% of 1,448,658 MOT tests on the Ford Fiesta ended in a pass, 3.0 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 80.6% against 82.0%, ranking 94th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Ford Fiesta MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 239,752 tests | 90.2% | 17,000 · 11k to 25k |
| 367,902 tests | 91.1% | 23,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 486,012 tests | 90.1% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 585,063 tests | 86.9% | 35,000 · 25k to 47k |
| 6107,650 tests | 79.2% | 43,000 · 31k to 57k |
| 7119,211 tests | 77.1% | 49,000 · 35k to 65k |
| 8124,929 tests | 76.6% | 57,000 · 41k to 75k |
| 9120,156 tests | 72.9% | 63,000 · 47k to 83k |
| 10104,456 tests | 69.4% | 69,000 · 51k to 89k |
| 1193,324 tests | 66.8% | 77,000 · 57k to 99k |
| 1287,697 tests | 65.9% | 83,000 · 61k to 107k |
| 1396,308 tests | 64.4% | 87,000 · 65k to 111k |
| 1480,499 tests | 62.8% | 89,000 · 67k to 113k |
| 1559,549 tests | 64.9% | 89,000 · 67k to 113k |
| 1654,781 tests | 63.4% | 91,000 · 69k to 115k |
| 1740,193 tests | 62.2% | 93,000 · 69k to 115k |
| 1827,010 tests | 62.9% | 93,000 · 69k to 117k |
| 1922,288 tests | 63.2% | 93,000 · 69k to 119k |
| 2014,711 tests | 64.2% | 89,000 · 67k to 113k |
| 215,958 tests | 61.1% | 75,000 · 53k to 99k |
| 222,547 tests | 59.2% | 65,000 · 47k to 89k |
| 231,961 tests | 58.2% | 65,000 · 47k to 85k |
| 241,834 tests | 58.1% | 61,000 · 43k to 79k |
| 251,156 tests | 54.2% | 55,000 · 37k to 73k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Ford Fiesta. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Fiesta
The parts that come up most often in Ford Fiesta MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific Fiesta
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Other Ford models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Ford models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.