MOT reliability
Ford Coupe
182 vehicles · 1,328 completed MOT tests analysed
88%
MOT pass rate
Based on 182 Ford Coupe vehicles and 1,328 completed MOT tests, the Ford Coupe has an overall 88% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 54,281 miles.
182
Vehicles
1,328
MOT tests
1,429
Avg miles / year
0.9
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Coupe problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Coupe MOT tests:
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Other104%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
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Steering6%
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Brakes5%
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Emissions & nuisance3%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
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Body & structure1%
Ford Coupe pass rate by age
How the Ford Coupe's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 90% |
| 2 | 23 | 87% |
| 3 | 32 | 91% |
| 4 | 32 | 94% |
| 5 | 36 | 83% |
| 6 | 38 | 84% |
| 7 | 36 | 83% |
| 8 | 37 | 81% |
| 9 | 34 | 71% |
| 10 | 38 | 82% |
| 11 | 32 | 91% |
| 12 | 35 | 83% |
| 13 | 30 | 87% |
| 14 | 43 | 79% |
| 15 | 32 | 88% |
| 16 | 26 | 92% |
| 17 | 37 | 92% |
| 18 | 33 | 82% |
| 19 | 33 | 82% |
| 20 | 31 | 87% |
Fuel types: Petrol (180), Diesel (2)
Most common Ford Coupe MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Coupe MOT tests:
- Oil leak (20 times)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (18 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (13 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (10 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (9 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (9 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (9 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (9 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (8 times)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (8 times)
- Coolant leak (8 times)
- Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2) (8 times)
- Offside Rear Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2) (8 times)
Ford Coupe pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 13 | 92% | 8,638 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 67,289 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 47,719 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 | 78% | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 22 | 91% | 61,045 |
| 2011 | 2 | 13 | 100% | 90,832 |
| 2010 | 4 | 15 | 93% | 44,317 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 | 92% | 63,396 |
| 2007 | 7 | 51 | 84% | 22,005 |
| 2006 | 3 | 38 | 79% | 42,977 |
| 2005 | 10 | 87 | 83% | 46,512 |
| 2004 | 5 | 32 | 94% | 30,605 |
| 2003 | 5 | 53 | 92% | 64,057 |
| 2002 | 2 | 14 | 100% | 39,079 |
| 2001 | 3 | 42 | 76% | 36,081 |
| 2000 | 3 | 37 | 81% | 72,283 |
| 1999 | 4 | 51 | 73% | 116,170 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 10,270 |
| 1997 | 2 | 23 | 100% | 13,550 |
| 1996 | 4 | 35 | 89% | 34,330 |
| 1995 | 10 | 102 | 83% | 36,247 |
| 1994 | 3 | 28 | 71% | 106,350 |
| 1993 | 3 | 24 | 88% | 51,457 |
| 1992 | 2 | 15 | 87% | 10,908 |
| 1991 | 3 | 19 | 89% | 22,379 |
| 1990 | 2 | 10 | 100% | 85,242 |
| 1989 | 5 | 42 | 88% | 63,218 |
| 1988 | 3 | 13 | 85% | 42,117 |
| 1985 | 1 | 12 | 92% | 25,431 |
| 1983 | 1 | 13 | 92% | 9,937 |
| 1982 | 1 | 12 | 83% | 9,854 |
| 1981 | 3 | 13 | 85% | 1,348 |
| 1979 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 85,980 |
| 1978 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 3,938 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 40,847 |
| 1975 | 2 | 32 | 84% | 58,901 |
| 1973 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 19,466 |
| 1972 | 3 | 45 | 96% | 340,416 |
| 1971 | 1 | 10 | 70% | 76,717 |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 | 100% | 32,704 |
| 1969 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 98,059 |
| 1967 | 2 | 11 | 91% | 50,386 |
| 1966 | 3 | 19 | 89% | 95,691 |
| 1965 | 3 | 13 | 92% | 72,178 |
| 1964 | 3 | 39 | 92% | 38,130 |
| 1961 | 2 | 22 | 100% | 24,272 |
| 1960 | 2 | 18 | 100% | 43,699 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 12,559 |
| 1958 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 8,459 |
| 1957 | 2 | 12 | 83% | 63 |
| 1955 | 1 | 10 | 100% | 10,222 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 95,182 |
| 1952 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 104,318 |
| 1951 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 84,903 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 65,241 |
| 1947 | 2 | 30 | 83% | 79,896 |
| 1941 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 11,701 |
| 1940 | 4 | 20 | 90% | 63,163 |
| 1939 | 2 | 12 | 83% | 13,741 |
| 1938 | 2 | 9 | 100% | 60,308 |
| 1937 | 3 | 20 | 95% | 49,308 |
| 1936 | 4 | 9 | 100% | 56,897 |
| 1935 | 5 | 22 | 86% | 38,425 |
| 1934 | 4 | 19 | 100% | 6,420 |
| 1933 | 4 | 24 | 92% | 11,994 |
| 1932 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 7,271 |
| 1931 | 1 | 11 | 100% | 67,642 |
| 1930 | 4 | 14 | 86% | 207,621 |
| 1928 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 3,181 |
| 1927 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 136 |
Ford Coupe reliability FAQ
Across 182 Ford Coupe vehicles in our MOT data,
88% pass the MOT (a 12% failure rate), with about
0.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Coupe MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).
The typical Ford Coupe in our data has covered around
54,281 miles.
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