Pass rate, all models
79.7% Around average
15,829,654 tests across 46 models, 2000–2025.
Ford MOT pass rates
Ford MOT pass rates, ranked across 46 models and 15,829,654 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2025, from the Puma (93.6%) to the Freda (68.1%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Ford models compare on the MOT
The spread across Ford models is wide — 93.6% for the Puma at the top and 68.1% for the Freda at the bottom, a 25.5-point gap across 182,687 and 2,538 recorded tests respectively. Most Ford models sit much closer to the middle (around 80.9%, on 394,866 tests for the Ranger). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2025 data years: 15,829,654 tests across 46 Ford models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
Puma93.6%
Worst model
Freda68.1%
All Ford models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Puma 3 variants | 93.6% | 182,687 |
| Mustang Mach-E 4 variants | 92.8% | 10,127 |
| Motorhome / Campervan Motorhome 39 variants | 92.1% | 15,379 |
| Edge 3 variants | 88.9% | 29,304 |
| Ecosport 3 variants | 87.0% | 347,872 |
| Mustang 2 variants | 87.0% | 38,107 |
| Tourneo Custom People carrier 14 variants | 86.9% | 31,825 |
| Transit Custom Van 49 variants | 86.2% | 485,995 |
| Freedom | 86.1% | 4,814 |
| Kuga 16 variants | 86.0% | 990,804 |
| Allied 2 variants | 84.8% | 12,807 |
| Tourneo Connect People carrier 8 variants | 84.6% | 49,624 |
| Transit Courier Van 2 variants | 82.7% | 94,151 |
| B-Max 2 variants | 81.6% | 190,750 |
| Tourneo People carrier | 81.2% | 49,920 |
| Ranger 2 variants | 80.9% | 394,866 |
| C-Max 3 variants | 79.9% | 406,520 |
| Focus 10 variants | 79.7% | 3,370,105 |
| Grand C-Max 2 variants | 79.1% | 131,861 |
| Fiesta 10 variants | 78.4% | 5,140,104 |
| Mondeo 3 variants | 78.1% | 711,192 |
| Ka 4 variants | 78.0% | 655,754 |
| Transit Connect Van 34 variants | 77.6% | 607,130 |
| S-Max 3 variants | 76.8% | 276,065 |
| Galaxy 3 variants | 76.8% | 225,566 |
| Transit Van 20 variants | 75.6% | 1,107,503 |
| Fusion 2 variants | 75.5% | 197,378 |
| Escort 2 variants | 72.1% | 4,173 |
| Focus C-Max 2 variants | 70.3% | 56,718 |
| Freda | 68.1% | 2,538 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 30 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 16 smaller Ford models are listed below, unranked.
Other Ford models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
Most-tested Ford models
Compare with the market
Best and worst lists, and the full A–Z.
Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.