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MOT reliability

Ford Motor home

283 vehicles · 4,022 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate

Based on 283 Ford Motor home vehicles and 4,022 completed MOT tests, the Ford Motor home has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 76,356 miles.

283
Vehicles
4,022
MOT tests
2,804
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford Motor home problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford Motor home MOT tests:

  • Other62%
  • Brakes16%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension13%
  • Lamps & electrical8%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Steering3%

Ford Motor home pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1786%
22080%
317488%
419285%
521080%
620483%
720685%
819585%
922079%
1021881%
1121581%
1220582%
1319078%
1419575%
1518377%
1617473%
1715873%
1814770%
1910377%
207379%

Fuel types: Diesel (209), Petrol (62), LPG (12)

Most common Ford Motor home MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (117 times)
  2. Oil leak (59 times)
  3. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (57 times)
  4. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (41 times)
  5. Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (39 times)
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (38 times)
  7. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (37 times)
  8. Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (36 times)
  9. Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (35 times)
  10. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (32 times)
  11. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (31 times)
  12. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (31 times)
  13. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (30 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (30 times)
  15. Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (30 times)

Ford Motor home pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 1 5 80% 15,957
2017 1 8 88% —
2016 1 7 100% 20,092
2014 2 23 91% 73,889
2013 8 106 78% 97,757
2012 20 218 83% 57,623
2011 10 122 89% 36,443
2010 13 193 83% 37,817
2009 23 295 88% 38,969
2008 26 408 79% 55,727
2007 28 470 81% 66,424
2006 14 254 82% 70,175
2005 5 91 77% 96,832
2004 11 200 82% 68,679
2003 10 207 73% 142,870
2002 8 156 77% 72,980
2001 4 61 75% 66,706
2000 7 123 72% 74,674
1999 6 57 77% 73,157
1998 7 105 74% 135,596
1997 4 82 82% 108,533
1996 6 104 64% 99,264
1995 6 124 68% 75,792
1994 8 132 67% 97,222
1993 1 19 79% 119,172
1992 2 18 94% 36,878
1991 3 34 62% 71,811
1990 3 32 59% 92,043
1989 2 24 67% 50,556
1988 2 8 62% 80,918
1987 2 35 83% 89,148
1986 2 32 53% 401,480
1985 1 2 100% 73,042
1983 3 39 69% 62,828
1982 1 23 65% 100,379
1981 2 10 70% 58,228
1980 6 23 65% 52,917
1979 7 44 59% 86,465
1978 7 69 57% 162,648
1977 3 24 62% 155,731
1976 2 4 50% 185,130
1974 1 1 0% 95,251
1973 2 28 89% 96,278
1972 1 1 0% 71,364
1969 1 1 100% 45,521

Ford Motor home reliability FAQ

Across 283 Ford Motor home vehicles in our MOT data, 78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford Motor home MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Oil leak; Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)).

The typical Ford Motor home in our data has covered around 76,356 miles.

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