Ford GT MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ford GT MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ford GT passed on its first attempt in 94.4%, and its overall record sits +13.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ford GT in the 2023–2025 data: 226 tests across 3 model years (2005–2007). 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 GT MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ford GT, 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 GT's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ford GT DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ford GT, each with how many of the model's 226 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Ford GT tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 2 Ford GT tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 2 Ford GT tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Ford GT tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 2 Ford GT tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Ford GT tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ford GT Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ford GT model year on record is 2005 (97.7% across 88 tests), and the weakest is 2007 (87.9%). The gap between them is 9.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Ford GT reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 4.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ford GT Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the lights — “position 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.

• the number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Ford GT MOT & Reliability