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MOT reliability

Ford Day van

29 vehicles · 429 completed MOT tests analysed
74%
MOT pass rate

Based on 29 Ford Day van vehicles and 429 completed MOT tests, the Ford Day van has an overall 74% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 138,750 miles.

29
Vehicles
429
MOT tests
2,369
Avg miles / year
2.3
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford Day van problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford Day van MOT tests:

  • Other78%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Brakes8%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Steering4%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%

Ford Day van pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1450%
2450%
32100%
4367%
52100%
6560%
7475%
8667%
9683%
101457%
111191%
121090%
131656%
142365%
151688%
162273%
172075%
182580%
192483%
202171%

Fuel types: Petrol (23), Diesel (5), LPG (1)

Most common Ford Day van MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (16 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (15 times)
  3. Oil leak (11 times)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
  5. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (10 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (9 times)
  7. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (9 times)
  8. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (8 times)
  9. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (8 times)
  10. Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (8 times)
  11. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (7 times)
  12. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (7 times)
  13. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (7 times)
  14. Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a)) (7 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (6 times)

Ford Day van pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2009 1 16 81% 132,995
2007 1 22 68% 145,251
2000 2 34 79% 123,912
1999 2 29 79% 125,935
1998 1 15 60% 102,509
1996 2 50 74% 153,415
1994 2 39 79% 161,929
1993 2 17 59% 151,933
1992 8 97 73% 234,968
1991 1 7 86% 32,068
1989 2 36 72% 71,816
1988 1 23 87% 55,631
1987 1 15 60% 97,977
1985 1 8 62% 54,883
1984 1 6 83% 18,681
1982 1 15 67% 24,218

Ford Day van reliability FAQ

Across 29 Ford Day van vehicles in our MOT data, 74% pass the MOT (a 26% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford Day van MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak.

The typical Ford Day van in our data has covered around 138,750 miles.

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