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MOT reliability

Ford Pick-up

34 vehicles · 319 completed MOT tests analysed
79%
MOT pass rate

Based on 34 Ford Pick-up vehicles and 319 completed MOT tests, the Ford Pick-up has an overall 79% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 75,922 miles.

34
Vehicles
319
MOT tests
3,552
Avg miles / year
1.7
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford Pick-up problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford Pick-up MOT tests:

  • Other85%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension14%
  • Brakes9%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Steering3%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Visibility3%
  • Lamps & electrical1%

Ford Pick-up pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1475%
26100%
31681%
42479%
51788%
62273%
72475%
81688%
92080%
101968%
111275%
121776%
131587%
141587%
151567%
161471%
17786%
181283%
19978%
20367%

Fuel types: Petrol (25), Diesel (5), LPG (4)

Most common Ford Pick-up MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Pick-up MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (9 times)
  2. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (8 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7 times)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7 times)
  5. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (7 times)
  6. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (7 times)
  7. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (6 times)
  8. Oil leak (6 times)
  9. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1b) (5 times)
  10. Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s n/s (1.1.11 (c)) (5 times)
  11. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (4 times)
  12. Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (4 times)
  13. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (4 times)
  14. Offside front brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.2b) (4 times)
  15. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (4 times)

Ford Pick-up pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2018 1 1 0% 88,711
2015 1 9 67% 53,763
2011 3 32 91% 44,996
2006 1 17 82% 101,236
2004 3 33 85% 103,481
2003 5 60 80% 93,096
2001 2 31 87% 82,833
1999 1 14 64% 79,555
1996 1 9 89% 19,331
1988 1 5 80% 97,751
1981 1 2 50% 52,101
1974 1 3 67% 97,900
1973 1 1 100% 80,469
1967 1 3 100% 25,331
1942 1 3 100% 36,262

Ford Pick-up reliability FAQ

Across 34 Ford Pick-up vehicles in our MOT data, 79% pass the MOT (a 21% failure rate), with about 1.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford Pick-up MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g); Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Ford Pick-up in our data has covered around 75,922 miles.

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