Pass rate
83.1%
Around average — 0.9 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 50,043 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£67
2016 Ford Ecosport MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 51,820 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
24.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 90.8% pass
- Avoid 2014 78.3% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 12.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 79.9%
- Typical mileage
- 52k mi
The 2016 Ford Ecosport MOT pass rate is 83.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.6% of what testers record.
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How does the 2016 Ford Ecosport compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 0.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 79.9%. The median 2016 Ford Ecosport in this dataset had covered 51,820 mi.
74% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 83.4% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.9% of the time, April–September 83.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Stop lamp not working", noted on 3.84% of tests.
- 50,043 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.1% overall pass rate, 79.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Ecosport, the average is 87.0% — best year 2019 (90.8%), worst 2014 (78.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 50,043
- Typical mileage (median)
- 51,820 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Ecosport
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Stop Light Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Ecosport MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (74% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Ecosport
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 9,206 | 84.4% |
| East of England | 6,094 | 85.0% |
| North West | 6,019 | 82.8% |
| Scotland | 5,054 | 75.7% |
| South West | 4,321 | 82.8% |
| West Midlands | 4,319 | 85.4% |
| Yorkshire | 4,120 | 82.9% |
| Wales | 3,371 | 81.3% |
| East Midlands | 3,051 | 84.3% |
| London | 2,420 | 88.3% |
| North East | 2,066 | 80.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 Ecosport
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 Ecosport
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 3.8% of tests
“stop lamp not working”
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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.8% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 Ecosport through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£67 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£67
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 50,043 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Ecosport, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2014 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 78.3% to 90.8% — a spread of 12.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2014 78.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 80.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 83.1%stop lamp not working
- 2017 84.5% stop lamp not working
- 2018 89.6% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2019 90.8% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2020 90.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 89.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 90.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2023 89.9% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 Ford Ecosport with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- Abarth 595 83.0%
- Subaru Forester 83.0%
- Kia Sorento 83.2%
- Volkswagen Polo 82.9%
- Audi A1 82.9%
- Kia Picanto 83.4%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 Ford Ecosport 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 77,489 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 19,307 | 24.60% | 20.98% | +3.62 |
| Tyres | 16,602 | 21.20% | 19.76% | +1.44 |
| Brakes | 12,801 | 16.30% | 20.89% | −4.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10,166 | 13.00% | 12.21% | +0.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4,785 | 6.10% | 5.57% | +0.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 4,275 | 5.50% | 4.18% | +1.32 |
| Visibility | 3,715 | 4.70% | 4.97% | −0.27 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3,133 | 4.00% | 5.52% | −1.52 |
| Steering | 2,040 | 2.60% | 2.57% | +0.03 |
| Road Wheels | 665 | 0.80% | 0.75% | +0.05 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.5% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £45–120 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.7% | £60–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.6% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.5% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.4% | £80–200 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 19.8% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.9% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.8% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6,188 | 91.5% | 22,873 mi |
| 30-60k | 25,997 | 84.6% | 45,635 mi |
| 60-90k | 14,806 | 78.4% | 71,836 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,535 | 75.0% | 100,060 mi |
| 120k+ | 344 | 73.5% | 135,691 mi |
Source: 50,043 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 Ecosport MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Ford Ecosport?
83.1% of the 50,043 2016 Ford Ecosport tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 79.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Ford Ecosport?
The three most recorded items are stop lamp not working (3.84%), stop lamp not working (3.50%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (3.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Ford Ecosport MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.5% of the time, falling to 73.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Ford Ecosport in this dataset had covered 51,820 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Ford Ecosport?
Petrol: 83.4% pass rate across 36,794 tests. Diesel: 82.0% pass rate across 13,249 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Ford Ecosport MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.