MOT reliability
Ford Model t
302 vehicles · 1,422 completed MOT tests analysed
96%
MOT pass rate
Based on 302 Ford Model t vehicles and 1,422 completed MOT tests, the Ford Model t has an overall 96% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 19,025 miles.
302
Vehicles
1,422
MOT tests
705
Avg miles / year
0.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Model t problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Model t MOT tests:
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Other138%
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Steering11%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Brakes3%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension2%
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Emissions & nuisance1%
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Visibility1%
Ford Model t pass rate by age
How the Ford Model t's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 100% |
| 2 | 28 | 100% |
| 3 | 36 | 94% |
| 4 | 27 | 100% |
| 5 | 25 | 100% |
| 6 | 24 | 92% |
| 7 | 25 | 100% |
| 8 | 30 | 100% |
| 9 | 30 | 97% |
| 10 | 32 | 94% |
| 11 | 28 | 89% |
| 12 | 35 | 91% |
| 13 | 32 | 97% |
| 14 | 34 | 97% |
| 15 | 30 | 100% |
| 16 | 30 | 97% |
| 17 | 36 | 97% |
| 18 | 35 | 100% |
| 19 | 29 | 93% |
| 20 | 26 | 88% |
Fuel types: Petrol (302)
Most common Ford Model t MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Model t MOT tests:
- No lights fitted at time of test (17 times)
- Oil leak (14 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (10 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (10 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (10 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (9 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (8 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (8 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (7 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (7 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (5 times)
- Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (5 times)
- Nearside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (5 times)
- Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c) (5 times)
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (5 times)
Ford Model t pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 11,954 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 | 88% | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 17 | 94% | — |
| 2012 | 10 | 20 | 95% | 12,518 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 57% | — |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 | 88% | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 28 | 100% | — |
| 2007 | 8 | 48 | 98% | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 24 | 92% | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 46 | 98% | — |
| 2004 | 2 | 18 | 100% | — |
| 2003 | 8 | 38 | 100% | 10,358 |
| 2002 | 4 | 20 | 95% | 8,339 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 | 24 | 96% | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 32 | 97% | 34,946 |
| 1998 | 11 | 69 | 94% | 29,560 |
| 1997 | 4 | 20 | 95% | 49,377 |
| 1996 | 5 | 34 | 97% | 5,458 |
| 1995 | 3 | 33 | 88% | 7,655 |
| 1994 | 8 | 44 | 89% | 3,185 |
| 1993 | 6 | 34 | 100% | — |
| 1992 | 6 | 25 | 100% | — |
| 1991 | 9 | 46 | 98% | — |
| 1989 | 8 | 49 | 96% | 10,748 |
| 1988 | 2 | 10 | 100% | — |
| 1984 | 2 | 13 | 77% | 45,796 |
| 1983 | 5 | 27 | 96% | — |
| 1982 | 2 | 9 | 100% | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 14 | 100% | 29,049 |
| 1978 | 3 | 24 | 88% | 5,311 |
| 1977 | 2 | 16 | 100% | 6,374 |
| 1976 | 1 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 87 |
| 1973 | 1 | 10 | 100% | 62,454 |
| 1972 | 4 | 44 | 91% | 46,461 |
| 1970 | 1 | 5 | 80% | 826 |
| 1963 | 2 | 15 | 87% | 34,751 |
| 1954 | 1 | 7 | 100% | — |
| 1953 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 62,681 |
| 1949 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 3,334 |
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 36,402 |
| 1937 | 1 | 14 | 93% | 32,728 |
| 1936 | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 42,475 |
| 1934 | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| 1929 | 1 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 1928 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 4,401 |
| 1927 | 5 | 11 | 100% | 459 |
| 1926 | 7 | 23 | 100% | 3,301 |
| 1925 | 11 | 51 | 92% | 15,919 |
| 1924 | 8 | 30 | 93% | — |
| 1923 | 11 | 40 | 98% | 6,142 |
| 1922 | 4 | 14 | 79% | — |
| 1921 | 26 | 116 | 98% | 13,794 |
| 1920 | 4 | 19 | 100% | — |
| 1919 | 2 | 12 | 100% | — |
| 1917 | 4 | 5 | 100% | 1,932 |
| 1916 | 3 | 8 | 100% | — |
| 1915 | 8 | 30 | 100% | 18,976 |
| 1914 | 7 | 36 | 100% | 60,768 |
| 1913 | 4 | 18 | 100% | 15,469 |
| 1912 | 2 | 8 | 88% | 6,894 |
| 1911 | 1 | 21 | 100% | 4,812 |
| 1910 | 1 | 7 | 100% | — |
Ford Model t reliability FAQ
Across 302 Ford Model t vehicles in our MOT data,
96% pass the MOT (a 4% failure rate), with about
0.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Model t MOT issues are:
No lights fitted at time of test; Oil leak; Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a).
The typical Ford Model t in our data has covered around
19,025 miles.
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