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MOT reliability

Ford A ford

4 vehicles · 51 completed MOT tests analysed
88%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4 Ford A ford vehicles and 51 completed MOT tests, the Ford A ford has an overall 88% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 24,293 miles.

4
Vehicles
51
MOT tests
682
Avg miles / year
0.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford A ford problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford A ford MOT tests:

  • Other82%
  • Brakes27%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension14%
  • Emissions & nuisance14%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%

Ford A ford pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
19450%
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (4)

Most common Ford A ford MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford A ford MOT tests:

  1. both steering rack boots badly perished. (2 times)
  2. n/s track rod end dust cover badly split. (2 times)
  3. radiator cap missing. (2 times)
  4. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  5. Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right (1.6.B4) (1 times)
  6. Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.B2) (1 times)
  7. Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (1.7.3) (1 times)
  8. Nearside Front Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned (1.7.3) (1 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (1 times)
  11. Nearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) (1 times)
  12. Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (1 times)
  13. Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) (1 times)
  14. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
  15. engine code relates to 1982 emmisions test (1 times)

Ford A ford pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1987 1 24 83%
1972 1 9 89% 35,872
1965 1 17 94% 36,931
1930 1 1 100% 76

Ford A ford reliability FAQ

Across 4 Ford A ford vehicles in our MOT data, 88% pass the MOT (a 12% failure rate), with about 0.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford A ford MOT issues are: both steering rack boots badly perished.; n/s track rod end dust cover badly split.; radiator cap missing..

The typical Ford A ford in our data has covered around 24,293 miles.

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