MOT reliability
Ford Sportster
1 vehicles · 22 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1 Ford Sportster vehicles and 22 completed MOT tests, the Ford Sportster has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 10,104 miles.
1
Vehicles
22
MOT tests
366
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Sportster problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Sportster MOT tests:
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Other160%
Ford Sportster pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|
Fuel types: Petrol (1)
Most common Ford Sportster MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Sportster MOT tests:
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (2 times)
- Driver's seat insecure (6.2.A.1) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (1 times)
- Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (1 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
- Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (1 times)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (1 times)
- slight play in steering rack (1 times)
- fuel hose perished near fuel tank. (1 times)
- fuel hose perished to carburettor. (1 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
- Brake lever has restricted free movement brake pedal (3.5.1k) (1 times)
- Offside Front Shock absorber insecure (2.7.2b) (1 times)
- parking brake lever little reserve travel (1 times)
Ford Sportster pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 22 | 86% | 10,104 |
Ford Sportster reliability FAQ
Across 1 Ford Sportster vehicles in our MOT data,
86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about
0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Sportster MOT issues are:
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b); Driver's seat insecure (6.2.A.1); Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).
The typical Ford Sportster in our data has covered around
10,104 miles.
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