Pass rate
69.2%
Below average — 4.8 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 182 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £51–£129
2009 Ford Freda MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 131,701 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
25.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 75.6% pass
- Avoid 2012 63.0% pass
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 12.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 60.8%
- Typical mileage
- 132k mi
The 2009 Ford Freda MOT pass rate is 69.2% of its MOT tests — 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford Freda does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 1.9× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 10.6% of everything recorded on the 2009 Ford Freda, against 5.5% nationally — 5.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 25.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.0%; this one manages 69.2% — 4.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 31% 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 2009 Ford Freda compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 60.8%. The median 2009 Ford Freda in this dataset had covered 131,701 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 80% of tests, with a 67.1% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.1% of the time, April–September 66.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 9.34% of tests.
- 182 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.2% overall pass rate, 60.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Freda, the average is 68.1% — best year 2001 (75.6%), worst 2012 (63.0%).
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
- 182
- Typical mileage (median)
- 131,701 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Freda
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Freda MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (80% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Freda
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 51 | 62.7% |
| South East | 30 | 80.0% |
| North West | 22 | 77.3% |
| Wales | 20 | 65.0% |
| Scotland | 19 | 52.6% |
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 2009 Freda
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 2009 Freda
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 corrosion 9.3% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 7.7% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or 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 lights 6.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
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 2009 Freda through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £51–£129 — and 31% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £51–£129
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 31%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 182 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 Freda, side by side
16 model years on record, from 2000 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.0% to 75.6% — a spread of 12.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 74.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 75.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 65.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 63.6% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 69.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2007 68.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 65.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2009 69.2%component mounting prescribed…
- 2010 66.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 68.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 63.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2013 65.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2014 71.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 73.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 68.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2017 69.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
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 2009 Ford Freda 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Antara 69.4%
- Peugeot 207 69.5%
- Vauxhall Combo 68.9%
- Nissan X-Trail 69.5%
- Hyundai Coupe 68.9%
- Renault Koleos 68.8%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Ford Freda 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 605 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 | 154 | 25.40% | 20.98% | +4.42 |
| Brakes | 102 | 16.80% | 20.89% | −4.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 95 | 15.70% | 12.21% | +3.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 64 | 10.60% | 5.52% | +5.08 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 57 | 9.40% | 5.57% | +3.83 |
| Tyres | 52 | 8.60% | 19.76% | −11.16 |
| Steering | 37 | 6.10% | 2.57% | +3.53 |
| Visibility | 18 | 3.00% | 4.97% | −1.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 16 | 2.60% | 4.18% | −1.58 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 10 | 1.70% | 0.82% | +0.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 9.3% | £180–450 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 7.7% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.0% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 6.0% | £60–150 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.0% | £60–140 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.9% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 25.3% | £200–700 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 15.4% | £180–450 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.2% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 1 | 100.0% | 59,189 mi |
| 60-90k | 30 | 70.0% | 78,042 mi |
| 90-120k | 33 | 69.7% | 107,432 mi |
| 120k+ | 118 | 68.6% | 166,548 mi |
Source: 182 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.
2009 Freda MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Ford Freda?
69.2% of the 182 2009 Ford Freda tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 60.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Ford Freda?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (9.34%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (7.69%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.04%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Ford Freda MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 68.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Ford Freda in this dataset had covered 131,701 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Ford Freda?
Diesel: 67.1% pass rate across 146 tests. Petrol: 77.8% pass rate across 36 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Ford Freda MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 66.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.