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MOT reliability

Ford F350

240 vehicles · 2,455 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate

Based on 240 Ford F350 vehicles and 2,455 completed MOT tests, the Ford F350 has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 116,512 miles.

240
Vehicles
2,455
MOT tests
3,773
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford F350 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford F350 MOT tests:

  • Other68%
  • Brakes12%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension10%
  • Lamps & electrical8%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Steering3%
  • Visibility2%

Ford F350 pass rate by age

How the Ford F350's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1683%
23100%
33586%
44883%
55986%
67879%
79981%
810179%
99684%
1010483%
1111781%
1212876%
1311287%
1411381%
1512482%
1611478%
1711278%
1810285%
1910182%
209679%

Fuel types: Diesel (178), Petrol (61), LPG (1)

Most common Ford F350 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford F350 MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (58 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (49 times)
  3. Oil leak (40 times)
  4. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (37 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (24 times)
  6. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (21 times)
  7. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (21 times)
  8. Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (21 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (20 times)
  10. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (19 times)
  11. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (19 times)
  12. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (19 times)
  13. Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) (18 times)
  14. Battery insecure (1.9.1) (17 times)
  15. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (17 times)

Ford F350 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 3 7 100% 20,985
2020 1 6 67% 17,515
2019 1 4 100% 73,874
2018 1 1 100% 578
2016 1 1 100% 83,560
2015 1 1 100% 191,626
2014 2 16 81% 101,370
2012 2 16 88% 75,681
2011 5 39 64% 202,763
2010 2 24 83% 108,925
2009 3 35 91% 81,890
2008 7 55 76% 107,592
2007 6 59 86% 91,564
2006 10 61 82% 98,734
2005 12 159 87% 106,020
2004 10 150 84% 126,806
2003 12 177 79% 115,243
2002 9 90 89% 179,632
2001 12 149 82% 116,471
2000 11 127 87% 129,956
1999 32 391 80% 136,872
1998 4 75 72% 329,961
1997 6 77 71% 104,308
1996 7 41 78% 182,493
1995 10 112 89% 148,328
1994 9 107 75% 101,568
1993 14 156 78% 87,843
1992 4 24 83% 221,869
1991 3 37 78% 44,774
1990 3 25 100% 63,736
1989 6 54 59% 60,582
1988 4 23 70% 55,103
1987 2 13 85% 228,204
1986 4 39 77% 79,496
1983 7 33 79% 61,935
1982 9 58 72% 60,459
1981 1 2 100% 70,875
1980 1 3 67% 48,176
1979 1 1 100% 43,820
1978 1 1 100% 45,665
1971 1 6 83% 78,308

Ford F350 reliability FAQ

Across 240 Ford F350 vehicles in our MOT data, 81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford F350 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 F350 in our data has covered around 116,512 miles.

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