MOT reliability
Ford 7y
9 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
93%
MOT pass rate
Based on 9 Ford 7y vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Ford 7y has an overall 93% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 54,070 miles.
9
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
364
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
4%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford 7y problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford 7y MOT tests:
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Other52%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension28%
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Emissions & nuisance28%
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Lamps & electrical16%
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Body & structure4%
Ford 7y pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 100% |
| 15 | 1 | 100% |
| 16 | 1 | 100% |
| 17 | 1 | 100% |
| 18 | 1 | 100% |
| 19 | 2 | 100% |
| 20 | 2 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (9)
Most common Ford 7y MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford 7y MOT tests:
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (4 times)
- all tyres age related cracking in walls, advise change tyres (2 times)
- Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) (2 times)
- Exhaust centre joint weak (2 times)
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing All four cracking on outer sidewalls (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- all four tyres perishing (1 times)
- front tyres starting to perished (1 times)
- handbrake travel high (1 times)
- offside front wheel bearing has a slight noise (1 times)
- steering has a lot of free play (1 times)
- strong advise check bolts on steering box (1 times)
- Direction indicators not working all (1.4.A.2c) (1 times)
- all tyres have age related cracking, advise change tyres (1 times)
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all road tyres , walls cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (1 times)
Ford 7y pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 9 | 100% | 96,820 |
| 1987 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 58,629 |
| 1971 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 54,858 |
| 1940 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 11,832 |
| 1939 | 2 | 15 | 80% | 63,751 |
| 1938 | 2 | 8 | 100% | 50,313 |
| 1937 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 36,363 |
Ford 7y reliability FAQ
Across 9 Ford 7y vehicles in our MOT data,
93% pass the MOT (a 7% failure rate), with about
0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford 7y MOT issues are:
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); all tyres age related cracking in walls, advise change tyres; Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)).
The typical Ford 7y in our data has covered around
54,070 miles.
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