MOT reliability
Ford F100
324 vehicles · 1,342 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate
Based on 324 Ford F100 vehicles and 1,342 completed MOT tests, the Ford F100 has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 54,340 miles.
324
Vehicles
1,342
MOT tests
1,036
Avg miles / year
1.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford F100 problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford F100 MOT tests:
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Other87%
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Brakes8%
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Steering6%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
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Emissions & nuisance4%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Visibility1%
Ford F100 pass rate by age
How the Ford F100's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 117 | 83% |
| 2 | 80 | 88% |
| 3 | 80 | 82% |
| 4 | 48 | 81% |
| 5 | 56 | 80% |
| 6 | 38 | 92% |
| 7 | 39 | 77% |
| 8 | 33 | 88% |
| 9 | 33 | 79% |
| 10 | 26 | 85% |
| 11 | 16 | 88% |
| 12 | 13 | 100% |
| 13 | 18 | 83% |
| 14 | 9 | 89% |
| 15 | 6 | 83% |
| 16 | 6 | 100% |
| 17 | 6 | 100% |
| 18 | 6 | 100% |
| 19 | 7 | 86% |
| 20 | 5 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (306), Diesel (16), LPG (2)
Most common Ford F100 MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford F100 MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (47 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (36 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (27 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (27 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (19 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (19 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (18 times)
- Oil leak (16 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (16 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (16 times)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a) (15 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (15 times)
- Offside Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (15 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (15 times)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (14 times)
Ford F100 pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 6 | 50% | 90,727 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 21,425 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 75% | 34,320 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 | 86% | 45,331 |
| 2017 | 16 | 35 | 83% | 43,689 |
| 2016 | 25 | 68 | 88% | 46,488 |
| 2015 | 26 | 105 | 79% | 57,267 |
| 2014 | 17 | 95 | 79% | 61,147 |
| 2013 | 10 | 39 | 87% | 49,471 |
| 2012 | 10 | 29 | 90% | 65,201 |
| 2011 | 5 | 28 | 89% | 98,300 |
| 2010 | 11 | 62 | 81% | 33,238 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | 69% | 44,920 |
| 2008 | 5 | 43 | 74% | 28,926 |
| 2007 | 6 | 46 | 85% | 236,571 |
| 2006 | 5 | 36 | 92% | 39,219 |
| 2005 | 6 | 62 | 79% | 37,039 |
| 2004 | 7 | 38 | 84% | 46,833 |
| 2003 | 6 | 30 | 93% | 39,942 |
| 2002 | 2 | 13 | 100% | 21,686 |
| 2001 | 3 | 42 | 83% | 24,321 |
| 2000 | 1 | 6 | 67% | 69,013 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | 60% | 95,975 |
| 1998 | 2 | 7 | 100% | 37,296 |
| 1997 | 1 | 7 | 71% | 99,521 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 78,198 |
| 1992 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 2,442 |
| 1990 | 2 | 28 | 89% | 73,987 |
| 1988 | 2 | 18 | 78% | 83,331 |
| 1987 | 1 | 17 | 76% | 88,429 |
| 1986 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 84,813 |
| 1985 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 83,121 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 | 83% | 18,985 |
| 1983 | 3 | 26 | 81% | 58,330 |
| 1982 | 2 | 4 | 100% | 59,091 |
| 1981 | 4 | 21 | 76% | 62,128 |
| 1980 | 3 | 16 | 69% | 144,948 |
| 1977 | 3 | 14 | 100% | 42,758 |
| 1976 | 2 | 5 | 80% | 146,264 |
| 1975 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 5,320 |
| 1974 | 3 | 4 | 75% | 42,548 |
| 1973 | 3 | 10 | 80% | 26,273 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,288 |
| 1971 | 3 | 5 | 80% | 55,236 |
| 1970 | 5 | 11 | 73% | 110,698 |
| 1969 | 5 | 18 | 83% | 37,242 |
| 1968 | 2 | 9 | 89% | 65,710 |
| 1967 | 4 | 9 | 67% | 44,691 |
| 1966 | 7 | 26 | 85% | 52,007 |
| 1965 | 5 | 25 | 80% | 142,735 |
| 1964 | 5 | 19 | 95% | 53,880 |
| 1963 | 3 | 6 | 50% | 40,909 |
| 1962 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 60,647 |
| 1961 | 3 | 12 | 92% | 35,986 |
| 1960 | 8 | 38 | 89% | 37,130 |
| 1959 | 4 | 5 | 60% | 50,431 |
| 1958 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 26,234 |
| 1957 | 2 | 8 | 75% | 76,862 |
| 1956 | 17 | 54 | 83% | 49,416 |
| 1955 | 9 | 30 | 87% | 32,043 |
| 1954 | 8 | 21 | 95% | 23,072 |
| 1953 | 5 | 8 | 62% | 33,235 |
| 1952 | 2 | 3 | 33% | 880 |
| 1949 | 2 | 5 | 80% | 25,805 |
Ford F100 reliability FAQ
Across 324 Ford F100 vehicles in our MOT data,
83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about
1.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford F100 MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a); Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a).
The typical Ford F100 in our data has covered around
54,340 miles.
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