Pass rate
84.9%
Around average — 7.7 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 53 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£82
2012 Ford F150 MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 99,489 mi
Only 53 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
29.2% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 94.1% pass
- Avoid 2002 79.9% pass
Across the 19 years on record, a spread of 14.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 84.0%
- Typical mileage
- 99k mi
The 2012 Ford F150 MOT pass rate is 84.9% of its MOT tests — 7.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.4× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 29.2% of everything recorded on the 2012 Ford F150, against 12.2% nationally — 17.0 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 77.2% and this one manages 84.9% — 7.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Ford F150 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 7.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 84.0%. The median 2012 Ford F150 in this dataset had covered 99,489 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 5.66% of tests.
- 53 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.9% overall pass rate, 84.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford F150, the average is 85.4% — best year 2019 (94.1%), worst 2002 (79.9%).
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
- 53
- Typical mileage (median)
- 99,489 mi
- Make and model
- Ford F150
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the F150 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2012 F150
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 2012 F150
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 suspension joints 5.7% 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 battery 3.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the brakes 3.8% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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 2012 F150 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£82 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£82
- Cheapest common item: position lamp not working
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions emissions likely to be…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 53 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 F150, side by side
19 model years on record, from 2000 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.9% to 94.1% — a spread of 14.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 85.6% anti-lock braking system warning…
- 2001 83.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 79.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 85.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 83.7% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2005 84.8% chassis condition corroded to the…
- 2006 86.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2007 80.3% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2008 82.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 81.5% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2011 88.9% rear fog lamp not working
- 2012 84.9%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2013 84.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 84.2% headlamp aim too high
- 2015 91.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 90.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2017 89.7% wipers does not clear the…
- 2018 90.5% rear fog lamp missing
- 2019 94.1% position lamp not working
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 2012 Ford F150 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 2012 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Ford F150 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 19 | 29.20% | 12.21% | +16.99 |
| Brakes | 18 | 27.70% | 20.89% | +6.81 |
| Suspension | 11 | 16.90% | 20.98% | −4.08 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 9.20% | 5.52% | +3.68 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 4.60% | 4.18% | +0.42 |
| Steering | 3 | 4.60% | 2.57% | +2.03 |
| Visibility | 2 | 3.10% | 4.97% | −1.87 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 3.10% | 0.82% | +2.28 |
| Tyres | 1 | 1.50% | 19.76% | −18.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.7% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.8% | £60–140 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £5–25 |
| Catalyst emissions emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £25–65 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Driver's view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction Visibility | Rectified | 1.9% | £20–80 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £30–80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.5% | £200–700 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 5.7% | £60–150 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 5.7% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.8% | £45–110 |
| Other components leaking Steering | Advisory | 3.8% | £60–200 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 26,895 mi |
| 30-60k | 11 | 81.8% | 44,271 mi |
| 60-90k | 10 | 70.0% | 79,698 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 85.7% | 104,677 mi |
| 120k+ | 20 | 90.0% | 149,042 mi |
Source: 53 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.
2012 F150 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Ford F150?
84.9% of the 53 2012 Ford F150 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 84.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Ford F150?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.66%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (3.77%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (3.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Ford F150 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 90.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Ford F150 in this dataset had covered 99,489 mi.