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MOT reliability

Ford Crown

251 vehicles · 2,048 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate

Based on 251 Ford Crown vehicles and 2,048 completed MOT tests, the Ford Crown has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 128,288 miles.

251
Vehicles
2,048
MOT tests
2,678
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford Crown problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford Crown MOT tests:

  • Other53%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension23%
  • Brakes10%
  • Lamps & electrical9%
  • Steering5%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Ford Crown pass rate by age

How the Ford Crown's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
2367%
31182%
43073%
54489%
65879%
77770%
88476%
98278%
1010980%
1112476%
1211887%
1313481%
1415379%
1513684%
1612983%
1711181%
188885%
198382%
206878%

Fuel types: Petrol (248), LPG (2), Gas Bi-Fuel (1)

Most common Ford Crown MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (43 times)
  2. Oil leak (37 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (34 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (33 times)
  5. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (31 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (31 times)
  7. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (31 times)
  8. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (26 times)
  9. Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i)) (22 times)
  10. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (22 times)
  11. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (21 times)
  12. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (20 times)
  13. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (19 times)
  14. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (18 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) (18 times)

Ford Crown pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2023 1 1 100% 52,959
2012 3 21 86% 370,092
2011 28 148 82% 157,786
2010 16 74 92% 112,739
2009 15 89 90% 116,518
2008 21 123 82% 131,844
2007 22 125 86% 139,226
2006 19 155 80% 121,497
2005 7 77 86% 124,648
2004 6 71 79% 136,731
2003 15 150 75% 139,704
2002 10 128 88% 118,232
2001 18 247 78% 117,917
2000 3 38 76% 157,361
1999 13 102 75% 97,574
1998 8 71 75% 181,583
1997 2 35 69% 137,379
1996 2 24 83% 106,763
1995 8 86 67% 125,776
1994 6 61 70% 115,033
1993 3 42 71% 77,661
1992 5 30 73% 176,568
1991 3 29 79% 53,198
1990 2 29 93% 116,891
1988 3 20 100% 40,489
1987 6 36 64% 67,625
1986 1 1 100% 27,737
1985 1 16 69% 99,939
1984 1 2 50% 25,768
1983 1 4 75% 53,957
1971 1 9 100% 192,111
1955 1 4 100% 3,345

Ford Crown reliability FAQ

Across 251 Ford Crown vehicles in our MOT data, 80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford Crown MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Oil leak; Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)).

The typical Ford Crown in our data has covered around 128,288 miles.

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