MOT reliability
Ford Consul
6,804 vehicles · 7,365 completed MOT tests analysed
84%
MOT pass rate
Based on 6,804 Ford Consul vehicles and 7,365 completed MOT tests, the Ford Consul has an overall 84% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 70,133 miles.
6,804
Vehicles
7,365
MOT tests
1,340
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Consul problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Consul MOT tests:
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Other108%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Steering5%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
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Brakes3%
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Body & structure1%
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Lamps & electrical1%
Ford Consul pass rate by age
How the Ford Consul's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 100% |
| 2 | 8 | 88% |
| 3 | 5 | 100% |
| 4 | 8 | 88% |
| 5 | 8 | 88% |
| 6 | 19 | 74% |
| 7 | 27 | 67% |
| 8 | 21 | 71% |
| 9 | 15 | 73% |
| 10 | 19 | 74% |
| 11 | 20 | 60% |
| 12 | 17 | 76% |
| 13 | 24 | 54% |
| 14 | 15 | 73% |
| 15 | 15 | 73% |
| 16 | 9 | 89% |
| 17 | 11 | 73% |
| 18 | 7 | 71% |
| 19 | 10 | 80% |
| 20 | 17 | 82% |
Fuel types: Petrol (6,772), Diesel (19), Other (10), LPG (2), Gas (1)
Most common Ford Consul MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Consul MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (302 times)
- Oil leak (263 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (117 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (117 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (97 times)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (97 times)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (91 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (83 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (79 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (71 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (71 times)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (70 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (68 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (68 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (59 times)
Ford Consul pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 72,127 |
| 2018 | 2 | 17 | 88% | 73,093 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 67% | 53,437 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 100% | 75,348 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 12,315 |
| 2011 | 2 | 11 | 100% | 51,811 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 1,847 |
| 2007 | 2 | 15 | 87% | 12,281 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 100% | 76,568 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | 100% | 56,866 |
| 2001 | 1 | 13 | 85% | 77,327 |
| 2000 | 9 | 65 | 62% | 200,248 |
| 1999 | 7 | 62 | 65% | 115,709 |
| 1997 | 2 | 11 | 82% | 90,578 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 50,178 |
| 1995 | 1 | 8 | 75% | 81,040 |
| 1994 | 3 | 11 | 55% | 55,415 |
| 1993 | 2 | 20 | 90% | 61,445 |
| 1991 | 5 | 39 | 87% | 46,743 |
| 1990 | 2 | 24 | 71% | 89,167 |
| 1989 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 51,787 |
| 1988 | 3 | 15 | 100% | 61,668 |
| 1987 | 5 | 30 | 77% | 94,956 |
| 1986 | 3 | 21 | 90% | 73,549 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 90,354 |
| 1984 | 9 | 84 | 88% | 74,404 |
| 1983 | 3 | 9 | 89% | 56,276 |
| 1982 | 7 | 32 | 81% | 59,289 |
| 1981 | 6 | 55 | 82% | 64,218 |
| 1980 | 3 | 40 | 68% | 53,009 |
| 1979 | 5 | 24 | 88% | 64,863 |
| 1978 | 8 | 46 | 93% | 63,966 |
| 1976 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 35,844 |
| 1975 | 12 | 88 | 76% | 55,866 |
| 1974 | 13 | 70 | 89% | 52,830 |
| 1973 | 23 | 165 | 82% | 60,290 |
| 1972 | 22 | 206 | 83% | 55,685 |
| 1971 | 10 | 43 | 86% | 38,604 |
| 1970 | 3 | 19 | 84% | 190,758 |
| 1968 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 54,726 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 76,602 |
| 1964 | 13 | 107 | 88% | 48,142 |
| 1963 | 33 | 260 | 83% | 59,696 |
| 1962 | 113 | 774 | 88% | 66,468 |
| 1961 | 267 | 2,019 | 83% | 74,724 |
| 1960 | 140 | 1,102 | 83% | 74,833 |
| 1959 | 108 | 569 | 82% | 61,557 |
| 1958 | 42 | 190 | 86% | 59,268 |
| 1957 | 19 | 105 | 87% | 98,638 |
| 1956 | 44 | 225 | 85% | 74,038 |
| 1955 | 77 | 437 | 88% | 76,766 |
| 1954 | 39 | 183 | 84% | 58,058 |
| 1953 | 21 | 76 | 89% | 63,531 |
| 1952 | 3 | 12 | 92% | 52,405 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 84,359 |
Ford Consul reliability FAQ
Across 6,804 Ford Consul vehicles in our MOT data,
84% pass the MOT (a 16% failure rate), with about
1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Consul MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b).
The typical Ford Consul in our data has covered around
70,133 miles.
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