MOT reliability
Ford 5door
8 vehicles · 38 completed MOT tests analysed
66%
MOT pass rate
Based on 8 Ford 5door vehicles and 38 completed MOT tests, the Ford 5door has an overall 66% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 92,433 miles.
8
Vehicles
38
MOT tests
7,777
Avg miles / year
1.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford 5door problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford 5door MOT tests:
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Other124%
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Steering7%
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Emissions & nuisance4%
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Brakes4%
Ford 5door pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 100% |
| 4 | 1 | 100% |
| 5 | 3 | 67% |
| 6 | 2 | 50% |
| 7 | 3 | 67% |
| 8 | 3 | 67% |
| 9 | 5 | 80% |
| 10 | 4 | 75% |
| 11 | 6 | 67% |
| 12 | 6 | 50% |
| 13 | 4 | 50% |
Fuel types: Petrol (5), Diesel (3)
Most common Ford 5door MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford 5door MOT tests:
- Oil leak (5 times)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (4 times)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) (3 times)
- Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (2 times)
- Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (2 times)
- Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (2 times)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (2 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
- Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (2 times)
- covers over all inner wheel arches. (2 times)
Ford 5door pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 151,851 |
| 2000 | 1 | 16 | 56% | 159,408 |
| 1997 | 1 | 6 | 50% | 68,454 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 41,586 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 76,631 |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 17,689 |
| 1993 | 2 | 4 | 50% | 111,922 |
Ford 5door reliability FAQ
Across 8 Ford 5door vehicles in our MOT data,
66% pass the MOT (a 34% failure rate), with about
1.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford 5door MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b); Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1).
The typical Ford 5door in our data has covered around
92,433 miles.
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