MOT reliability
Ford Zephyr
4,253 vehicles · 6,172 completed MOT tests analysed
84%
MOT pass rate
Based on 4,253 Ford Zephyr vehicles and 6,172 completed MOT tests, the Ford Zephyr has an overall 84% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 71,663 miles.
4,253
Vehicles
6,172
MOT tests
793
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Ford Zephyr problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Ford Zephyr MOT tests:
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Other102%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Steering4%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Brakes3%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
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Body & structure1%
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Lamps & electrical1%
Ford Zephyr pass rate by age
How the Ford Zephyr's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 92% |
| 2 | 11 | 91% |
| 3 | 11 | 100% |
| 4 | 10 | 90% |
| 5 | 13 | 92% |
| 6 | 8 | 100% |
| 7 | 12 | 83% |
| 8 | 9 | 89% |
| 9 | 13 | 92% |
| 10 | 11 | 82% |
| 11 | 13 | 100% |
| 12 | 18 | 89% |
| 13 | 17 | 94% |
| 14 | 24 | 79% |
| 15 | 17 | 88% |
| 16 | 19 | 89% |
| 17 | 22 | 86% |
| 18 | 18 | 89% |
| 19 | 20 | 90% |
| 20 | 20 | 90% |
Fuel types: Petrol (4,230), Diesel (18), Other (5)
Most common Ford Zephyr MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Zephyr MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (281 times)
- Oil leak (158 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (99 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (88 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (85 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (64 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (64 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (63 times)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (61 times)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (60 times)
- Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (59 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (57 times)
- Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (56 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (53 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (53 times)
Ford Zephyr pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 48,150 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 | 100% | 9,335 |
| 2016 | 2 | 11 | 91% | 91,377 |
| 2015 | 2 | 8 | 88% | 43,883 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 | 90% | 33,633 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 75% | 41,172 |
| 2012 | 3 | 32 | 100% | 63,385 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 30,460 |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 | 93% | 83,212 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 1,667 |
| 2007 | 1 | 19 | 95% | 75,132 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 | 67% | 60,315 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 100% | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 112,376 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 41,681 |
| 2001 | 1 | 8 | 75% | 97,391 |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 | 77% | 55,770 |
| 1998 | 4 | 20 | 80% | 48,244 |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 78% | 50,688 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 34,430 |
| 1995 | 5 | 42 | 90% | 51,739 |
| 1994 | 6 | 57 | 86% | 81,793 |
| 1993 | 2 | 16 | 94% | 74,239 |
| 1992 | 2 | 11 | 100% | 47,742 |
| 1991 | 3 | 30 | 93% | 73,710 |
| 1990 | 2 | 18 | 83% | 53,262 |
| 1988 | 1 | 4 | 50% | 77,027 |
| 1987 | 3 | 36 | 78% | 39,878 |
| 1986 | 2 | 16 | 62% | 42,679 |
| 1985 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 47,927 |
| 1984 | 7 | 46 | 89% | 44,536 |
| 1983 | 7 | 44 | 91% | 52,736 |
| 1982 | 7 | 46 | 93% | 102,795 |
| 1981 | 5 | 38 | 89% | 39,820 |
| 1980 | 2 | 4 | 100% | 45,793 |
| 1979 | 5 | 19 | 84% | 64,309 |
| 1978 | 4 | 19 | 79% | 66,177 |
| 1972 | 17 | 90 | 82% | 57,959 |
| 1971 | 24 | 153 | 80% | 47,649 |
| 1970 | 15 | 88 | 78% | 88,446 |
| 1969 | 12 | 64 | 70% | 58,345 |
| 1968 | 10 | 53 | 87% | 66,527 |
| 1967 | 6 | 29 | 86% | 44,174 |
| 1966 | 37 | 310 | 80% | 58,364 |
| 1965 | 76 | 630 | 78% | 86,289 |
| 1964 | 73 | 500 | 80% | 88,206 |
| 1963 | 64 | 415 | 78% | 97,826 |
| 1962 | 69 | 572 | 86% | 105,289 |
| 1961 | 97 | 913 | 88% | 74,283 |
| 1960 | 75 | 567 | 84% | 64,684 |
| 1959 | 65 | 341 | 87% | 52,221 |
| 1958 | 24 | 126 | 86% | 65,107 |
| 1957 | 10 | 53 | 83% | 35,289 |
| 1956 | 17 | 113 | 86% | 74,337 |
| 1955 | 41 | 222 | 86% | 52,250 |
| 1954 | 35 | 188 | 87% | 66,987 |
| 1953 | 25 | 100 | 89% | 54,146 |
| 1952 | 3 | 7 | 100% | 20,572 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 74,837 |
Ford Zephyr reliability FAQ
Across 4,253 Ford Zephyr vehicles in our MOT data,
84% pass the MOT (a 16% failure rate), with about
1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Ford Zephyr MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3).
The typical Ford Zephyr in our data has covered around
71,663 miles.
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