Ford Crown MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ford Crown MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ford Crown passed on its first attempt in 96.2%, and its overall record sits +15.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ford Crown in the 2023–2025 data: 54 tests across 1 model years (2011–2011). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Ford Crown MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ford Crown, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Ford Crown's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ford Crown DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ford Crown, each with how many of the model's 54 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Ford Crown tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Ford Crown tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring with an unsafe modification" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ford Crown tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ford Crown tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Major) — noted on about 1 Ford Crown tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Ford Crown tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ford Crown Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ford Crown model year on record is 2011 (96.3% across 54 tests), and the weakest is 2011 (96.3%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ford Crown Owners

These checks follow this Ford Crown's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ford Crown.

• the lights — “headlamp lens slightly defective”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the battery — “battery(ies) insecure”

  Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.

• the coil springs — “coil spring with an unsafe modification”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Ford Crown. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Ford Crown MOT & Reliability