Ford Escort MOT pass rate by year
How the Ford Escort's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2002, across the DVSA record.
What is the Ford Escort MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Ford Escort model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Ford Escort averages 36.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 83.9% | 16.1% | 15,877 |
| 1981 | 76.7% | 23.3% | 4,152 |
| 1982 | 73.0% | 27.0% | 5,644 |
| 1983 | 75.9% | 24.1% | 8,863 |
| 1984 | 71.2% | 28.8% | 8,486 |
| 1985 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 18,701 |
| 1986 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 15,599 |
| 1987 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 24,992 |
| 1988 | 66.9% | 33.1% | 48,361 |
| 1989 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 82,187 |
| 1990 | 65.7% | 34.3% | 106,774 |
| 1991 | 61.2% | 38.8% | 73,451 |
| 1992 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 108,066 |
| 1993 | 59.5% | 40.5% | 172,245 |
| 1994 | 60.6% | 39.4% | 345,296 |
| 1995 | 61.1% | 38.9% | 491,974 |
| 1996 | 62.0% | 38.0% | 645,795 |
| 1997 | 62.1% | 37.9% | 748,246 |
| 1998 | 61.6% | 38.4% | 866,486 |
| 1999 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 389,232 |
| 2000 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 429,514 |
| 2001 | 66.4% | 33.6% | 218,776 |
| 2002 | 67.7% | 32.3% | 109,526 |
Does age change how often a Ford Escort fails?
Older Ford Escorts fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 16.1% of tests against 32.3% for the 2002. Across every year the model averages 36.9%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 40.5%, and the 1980 the strongest at 16.1%.
More on the Ford Escort
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Ford Escort: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Ford models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain