MOT reliability
Ford Model a
327 vehicles · 1,431 completed MOT tests analysed
92%
MOT pass rate
Based on 327 Ford Model a vehicles and 1,431 completed MOT tests, the Ford Model a has an overall 92% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 35,397 miles.
327
Vehicles
1,431
MOT tests
1,243
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Model a problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Model a MOT tests:
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Other112%
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Steering7%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
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Brakes4%
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Lamps & electrical4%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
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Emissions & nuisance2%
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Visibility2%
Ford Model a pass rate by age
How the Ford Model a's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 88% |
| 2 | 39 | 100% |
| 3 | 44 | 95% |
| 4 | 43 | 93% |
| 5 | 43 | 98% |
| 6 | 41 | 90% |
| 7 | 29 | 97% |
| 8 | 31 | 100% |
| 9 | 34 | 91% |
| 10 | 29 | 90% |
| 11 | 18 | 100% |
| 12 | 25 | 92% |
| 13 | 28 | 93% |
| 14 | 21 | 95% |
| 15 | 23 | 100% |
| 16 | 19 | 100% |
| 17 | 26 | 88% |
| 18 | 21 | 95% |
| 19 | 16 | 100% |
| 20 | 15 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (325), LPG (1), Diesel (1)
Most common Ford Model a MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Model a MOT tests:
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (24 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (21 times)
- Oil leak (20 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (19 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (14 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (10 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (10 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (10 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (8 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (8 times)
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (8 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (8 times)
- Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i)) (8 times)
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (8 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (6 times)
Ford Model a pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1,212 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 | 100% | 26,358 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 | 71% | 29,987 |
| 2016 | 5 | 15 | 100% | 1,131 |
| 2015 | 7 | 22 | 95% | 18,668 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 | 83% | 30,129 |
| 2013 | 11 | 35 | 94% | 30,430 |
| 2012 | 13 | 24 | 92% | 18,448 |
| 2011 | 10 | 24 | 83% | 36,171 |
| 2010 | 6 | 22 | 91% | 11,008 |
| 2009 | 14 | 81 | 95% | 32,963 |
| 2008 | 8 | 39 | 82% | 35,594 |
| 2007 | 9 | 37 | 95% | 43,914 |
| 2006 | 5 | 32 | 100% | 55,354 |
| 2005 | 8 | 29 | 97% | 127,859 |
| 2004 | 5 | 36 | 97% | 29,596 |
| 2003 | 8 | 60 | 97% | 23,809 |
| 2002 | 3 | 19 | 100% | 4,143 |
| 2001 | 2 | 16 | 100% | 64,270 |
| 2000 | 3 | 16 | 88% | 24,117 |
| 1999 | 3 | 7 | 100% | 18,929 |
| 1998 | 6 | 35 | 94% | 39,343 |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 89% | 1,524 |
| 1996 | 7 | 35 | 97% | 48,121 |
| 1995 | 2 | 12 | 83% | 34,969 |
| 1994 | 3 | 20 | 90% | 25,077 |
| 1993 | 6 | 27 | 93% | 14,996 |
| 1992 | 3 | 29 | 79% | 78,157 |
| 1991 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 10,204 |
| 1990 | 6 | 33 | 97% | 68,752 |
| 1989 | 5 | 25 | 88% | 20,437 |
| 1988 | 2 | 44 | 86% | 57,149 |
| 1986 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 70,384 |
| 1985 | 2 | 8 | 75% | 31,796 |
| 1981 | 2 | 16 | 56% | 78,636 |
| 1979 | 2 | 15 | 93% | 53,205 |
| 1978 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 19,257 |
| 1977 | 3 | 23 | 96% | 50,350 |
| 1976 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 55,121 |
| 1971 | 3 | 8 | 100% | 14,635 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 34,107 |
| 1965 | 1 | 3 | 100% | — |
| 1963 | 1 | 15 | 87% | 28,559 |
| 1962 | 1 | 14 | 79% | 6,307 |
| 1960 | 2 | 29 | 93% | 10,464 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6 |
| 1958 | 1 | 9 | 100% | 55,634 |
| 1957 | 1 | 9 | 100% | 12,460 |
| 1953 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 6,454 |
| 1951 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 6,368 |
| 1937 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 14,825 |
| 1936 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 3,128 |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 13,056 |
| 1933 | 2 | 8 | 88% | 44,909 |
| 1932 | 5 | 13 | 92% | 5,686 |
| 1931 | 23 | 95 | 97% | 56,289 |
| 1930 | 42 | 147 | 90% | 34,998 |
| 1929 | 20 | 56 | 96% | 27,767 |
| 1928 | 20 | 87 | 87% | 24,769 |
| 1927 | 1 | 6 | 83% | 20,613 |
| 1924 | 1 | 1 | 0% | — |
| 1912 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 61,495 |
Ford Model a reliability FAQ
Across 327 Ford Model a vehicles in our MOT data,
92% pass the MOT (a 8% failure rate), with about
0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Model a MOT issues are:
Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a); Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a); Oil leak.
The typical Ford Model a in our data has covered around
35,397 miles.
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