MOT reliability
Ford Popular
7,417 vehicles · 9,069 completed MOT tests analysed
87%
MOT pass rate
Based on 7,417 Ford Popular vehicles and 9,069 completed MOT tests, the Ford Popular has an overall 87% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 47,202 miles.
7,417
Vehicles
9,069
MOT tests
1,164
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Popular problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Popular MOT tests:
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Other110%
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Steering7%
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Brakes4%
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Emissions & nuisance4%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Lamps & electrical1%
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Body & structure1%
Ford Popular pass rate by age
How the Ford Popular's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 86% |
| 2 | 12 | 83% |
| 3 | 11 | 82% |
| 4 | 5 | 100% |
| 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 6 | 7 | 86% |
| 7 | 11 | 100% |
| 8 | 9 | 89% |
| 9 | 20 | 70% |
| 10 | 20 | 80% |
| 11 | 17 | 82% |
| 12 | 20 | 85% |
| 13 | 10 | 100% |
| 14 | 14 | 86% |
| 15 | 20 | 85% |
| 16 | 14 | 93% |
| 17 | 16 | 94% |
| 18 | 16 | 94% |
| 19 | 23 | 83% |
| 20 | 24 | 88% |
Fuel types: Petrol (7,370), Diesel (32), Other (14), LPG (1)
Most common Ford Popular MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Popular MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (206 times)
- Oil leak (185 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (151 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (131 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (123 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (108 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (96 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (89 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (78 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (73 times)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (68 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (63 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (63 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (62 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (58 times)
Ford Popular pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 33,779 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 52,855 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 | 100% | 69,772 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 38,882 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 8,414 |
| 2009 | 2 | 22 | 86% | 75,848 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 | 67% | 19,003 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 | 100% | 81,648 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 | 88% | 152,495 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 64,786 |
| 2003 | 5 | 18 | 83% | 50,737 |
| 2001 | 3 | 10 | 80% | 9,432 |
| 2000 | 2 | 18 | 94% | 49,215 |
| 1999 | 5 | 30 | 97% | 69,187 |
| 1997 | 9 | 41 | 73% | 56,083 |
| 1996 | 4 | 18 | 94% | 31,376 |
| 1995 | 5 | 20 | 80% | 70,347 |
| 1994 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 69 |
| 1992 | 4 | 45 | 91% | 27,918 |
| 1991 | 2 | 19 | 89% | 62,367 |
| 1990 | 2 | 7 | 86% | 59,278 |
| 1989 | 9 | 23 | 91% | 48,465 |
| 1988 | 6 | 32 | 81% | 49,813 |
| 1987 | 10 | 54 | 93% | 48,177 |
| 1986 | 15 | 67 | 81% | 38,023 |
| 1985 | 11 | 52 | 92% | 46,863 |
| 1984 | 34 | 177 | 84% | 41,908 |
| 1983 | 23 | 122 | 91% | 35,576 |
| 1982 | 16 | 111 | 85% | 44,779 |
| 1981 | 15 | 130 | 91% | 32,386 |
| 1980 | 16 | 69 | 86% | 46,009 |
| 1979 | 15 | 79 | 91% | 53,640 |
| 1978 | 8 | 33 | 91% | 32,209 |
| 1977 | 1 | 16 | 100% | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 67,974 |
| 1972 | 2 | 10 | 100% | 61,509 |
| 1971 | 14 | 43 | 81% | 35,400 |
| 1969 | 1 | 15 | 87% | 23,980 |
| 1968 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 10,229 |
| 1964 | 3 | 4 | 100% | 13,054 |
| 1963 | 6 | 29 | 90% | 52,883 |
| 1962 | 78 | 606 | 82% | 58,937 |
| 1961 | 181 | 1,030 | 84% | 50,748 |
| 1960 | 267 | 1,722 | 83% | 54,038 |
| 1959 | 183 | 927 | 89% | 42,982 |
| 1958 | 68 | 286 | 83% | 35,384 |
| 1957 | 81 | 379 | 88% | 49,737 |
| 1956 | 154 | 681 | 91% | 40,716 |
| 1955 | 150 | 715 | 90% | 46,503 |
| 1954 | 191 | 937 | 88% | 46,447 |
| 1953 | 37 | 167 | 90% | 44,498 |
| 1952 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 4,419 |
| 1951 | 1 | 5 | 60% | 26,871 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 47,731 |
| 1949 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 14,802 |
| 1948 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 97,075 |
| 1946 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 37,776 |
| 1939 | 2 | 10 | 90% | 23,058 |
| 1938 | 2 | 11 | 73% | — |
| 1937 | 10 | 37 | 92% | 42,120 |
| 1936 | 19 | 110 | 89% | 46,402 |
| 1935 | 6 | 33 | 94% | 51,012 |
| 1934 | 5 | 20 | 95% | 38,099 |
| 1930 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 24,072 |
Ford Popular reliability FAQ
Across 7,417 Ford Popular vehicles in our MOT data,
87% pass the MOT (a 13% failure rate), with about
1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Popular MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a).
The typical Ford Popular in our data has covered around
47,202 miles.
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