Pass rate
86.7%
Above average — 12.7 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 195 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£64
2009 Ford motorhome MOT pass rate
- 2009
- Motorhome
- 9 trims combined
- typical 40,804 mi
This is a generic motorhome filing record rather than a named converter, so there is no manufacturer to compare against. The test figures are real and included in our totals.
Most common fault
Brakes
33.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 96.5% pass
- Avoid 2008 77.8% pass
Across the 21 years on record, a spread of 18.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 84.8%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2009 Ford motorhome MOT pass rate is 86.7% of its MOT tests — 12.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford motorhome does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 33.3% of everything recorded on the 2009 Ford Motorhome, against 20.9% nationally — 12.4 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these motorhomes have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.0% and this one manages 86.7% — 12.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 57% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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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Every Ford motorhome first registered in 2009 is combined here — 9 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2009 Ford motorhome compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 12.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 84.8%. The median 2009 Ford motorhome in this dataset had covered 40,804 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.2% of the time, April–September 92.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 4.62% of tests.
- 195 recorded tests behind this page.
- 86.7% overall pass rate, 84.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford motorhome, the average is 92.1% — best year 2021 (96.5%), worst 2008 (77.8%).
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
- 195
- Typical mileage (median)
- 40,804 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Motorhome
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Motorhome MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 76% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Motorhome
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 39 | 84.6% |
| South East | 29 | 86.2% |
| Scotland | 25 | 84.0% |
| East of England | 23 | 91.3% |
| Yorkshire | 20 | 80.0% |
| West Midlands | 19 | 94.7% |
| North East | 15 | 80.0% |
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 Motorhome
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 Motorhome
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 lights 4.6% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 1.5% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover 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 brake pipes 1.5% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 Motorhome through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£64 — and 57% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£64
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded
- £80–£180
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 57%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 195 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 Motorhome, side by side
21 model years on record, from 2002 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.8% to 96.5% — a spread of 18.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 84.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 84.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 83.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 78.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 81.9% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2007 81.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 77.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 86.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 79.0% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2011 81.5% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2012 84.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 86.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 89.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 86.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 91.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 93.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 93.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 95.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 95.4% headlamp aim too high
- 2021 96.5% headlamp aim too high
- 2022 95.7% headlamp aim too high
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 Motorhome 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 motorhomes with a similar record
- Fiat Motorhome 86.5%
- Ci Motorhome Motorhome 82.6%
- Volkswagen California 80.5%
- Volkswagen Motorhome 79.4%
- Suzuki Motorhome 71.2%
- Jeep Motorhome 67.3%
Closest pass rates among 2009 motorhomes with at least 150 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best motorhomes and worst motorhomes for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 Ford Motorhome 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 263 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 | 88 | 33.30% | 20.89% | +12.41 |
| Suspension | 51 | 19.30% | 20.98% | −1.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 51 | 19.30% | 12.21% | +7.09 |
| Tyres | 19 | 7.20% | 19.76% | −12.56 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 17 | 6.40% | 5.52% | +0.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 14 | 5.30% | 5.57% | −0.27 |
| Visibility | 11 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Steering | 8 | 3.00% | 2.57% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.10% | 4.18% | −3.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.40% | 1.76% | −1.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.6% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £60–150 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.5% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £3–15 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £80–180 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.5% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.3% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.7% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.1% | £45–95 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 4.6% | £25–70 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 50 | 88.0% | 21,269 mi |
| 30-60k | 101 | 86.1% | 41,930 mi |
| 60-90k | 32 | 84.4% | 71,190 mi |
| 90-120k | 8 | 87.5% | 109,987 mi |
| 120k+ | 4 | 100.0% | 181,882 mi |
Source: 195 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 Motorhome MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Ford motorhome?
86.7% of the 195 2009 Ford motorhome tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 84.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Ford motorhome?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.62%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.59%), service brake performance efficiency below requirements (2.56%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Ford motorhome MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Ford motorhome in this dataset had covered 40,804 mi.
Does the season affect the 2009 Ford motorhome MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 92.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.