Pass rate
71.7%
Below average — 12.3 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 92 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £46–£131
2016 Ford Journey MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 165,626 mi
Only 92 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
Brakes
21.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 78.9% pass
- Avoid 2016 71.7% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 7.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.3%
- Typical mileage
- 166k mi
The 2016 Ford Journey MOT pass rate is 71.7% of its MOT tests — 12.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford Journey does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Steering: 3.2× the national share
Steering accounts for 8.1% of everything recorded on the 2016 Ford Journey, against 2.6% nationally — 5.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 21.3%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 71.7% — 12.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 6% 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 2016 Ford Journey compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 12.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.3%. The median 2016 Ford Journey in this dataset had covered 165,626 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.7% of the time, April–September 70.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 8.70% of tests.
- 92 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.7% overall pass rate, 64.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Journey, the average is 75.8% — best year 2020 (78.9%), worst 2016 (71.7%).
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
- 92
- Typical mileage (median)
- 165,626 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Journey
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Journey MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Journey
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 39 | 69.2% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 70.6% |
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 2016 Journey
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 Journey
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 windscreen 8.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 5.4% of tests
“on or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit”
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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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.
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 Journey through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £46–£131 — and 6% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £46–£131
- Cheapest common item: headlamp not working on dipped beam
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: on or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 6%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 92 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 Journey, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2016 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.7% to 78.9% — a spread of 7.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 71.7%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 75.9% on or after 01/01/2014 emissions…
- 2018 76.2% tyre pressure monitoring system…
- 2019 76.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 78.9% windscreen damaged but not…
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 Journey 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
- Nissan Elgrand 71.0%
- Renault Clio 73.9%
- SsangYong Rodius 73.9%
- Citroen Nemo 75.0%
- Vauxhall Combo 75.2%
- Peugeot Bipper 75.4%
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 Journey 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 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 29 | 21.30% | 20.89% | +0.41 |
| Tyres | 26 | 19.10% | 19.76% | −0.66 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 15 | 11.00% | 5.52% | +5.48 |
| Visibility | 14 | 10.30% | 4.97% | +5.33 |
| Suspension | 13 | 9.60% | 20.98% | −11.38 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 13 | 9.60% | 12.21% | −2.61 |
| Steering | 11 | 8.10% | 2.57% | +5.53 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9 | 6.60% | 5.57% | +1.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 2.90% | 4.18% | −1.28 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 1.50% | 0.82% | +0.68 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 8.7% | £80–200 |
| On or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.4% | £60–250 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 4.3% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 3.3% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.2% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.2% | £80–250 |
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 | 12.0% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.7% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.6% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.3% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 2 | 50.0% | 84,485 mi |
| 90-120k | 10 | 80.0% | 110,138 mi |
| 120k+ | 80 | 71.3% | 186,573 mi |
Source: 92 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 Journey MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Ford Journey?
71.7% of the 92 2016 Ford Journey tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 64.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Ford Journey?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (8.70%), on or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (5.43%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.35%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Ford Journey MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 50.0% of the time, falling to 71.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Ford Journey in this dataset had covered 165,626 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Ford Journey MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.