Ford Fiesta MOT pass rate by year
How the Ford Fiesta's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Ford Fiesta MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Ford Fiesta 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 Fiesta averages 27.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 2,882 |
| 1981 | 71.3% | 28.7% | 5,336 |
| 1982 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 7,643 |
| 1983 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 9,688 |
| 1984 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 6,298 |
| 1985 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 7,375 |
| 1986 | 66.5% | 33.5% | 9,841 |
| 1987 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 17,513 |
| 1988 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 33,789 |
| 1989 | 63.5% | 36.5% | 56,340 |
| 1990 | 62.1% | 37.9% | 71,588 |
| 1991 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 99,292 |
| 1992 | 61.2% | 38.8% | 111,888 |
| 1993 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 161,729 |
| 1994 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 287,560 |
| 1995 | 60.7% | 39.3% | 445,315 |
| 1996 | 60.3% | 39.7% | 819,267 |
| 1997 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 1,008,547 |
| 1998 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 1,210,684 |
| 1999 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 1,183,923 |
| 2000 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 1,149,613 |
| 2001 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 1,397,944 |
| 2002 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 1,518,660 |
| 2003 | 72.6% | 27.4% | 1,750,372 |
| 2004 | 72.6% | 27.4% | 1,658,854 |
| 2005 | 72.8% | 27.2% | 1,505,171 |
| 2006 | 72.5% | 27.5% | 1,877,946 |
| 2007 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 1,831,092 |
| 2008 | 73.4% | 26.6% | 1,647,470 |
| 2009 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 2,067,926 |
| 2010 | 74.6% | 25.4% | 1,727,309 |
| 2011 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 1,488,843 |
| 2012 | 76.8% | 23.2% | 1,556,777 |
| 2013 | 77.4% | 22.6% | 1,596,967 |
| 2014 | 78.2% | 21.8% | 1,549,269 |
| 2015 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 1,412,277 |
| 2016 | 78.7% | 21.3% | 1,128,165 |
| 2017 | 83.8% | 16.2% | 750,535 |
| 2018 | 87.1% | 12.9% | 616,447 |
| 2019 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 424,130 |
| 2020 | 87.1% | 12.9% | 212,782 |
| 2021 | 88.9% | 11.1% | 90,717 |
| 2022 | 91.6% | 8.4% | 44,138 |
| 2023 | 90.9% | 9.1% | 14,135 |
Does age change how often a Ford Fiesta fails?
Older Ford Fiestas fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 28.5% of tests against 9.1% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 27.1%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 39.7%, and the 2022 the strongest at 8.4%.
More on the Ford Fiesta
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Ford Fiesta: 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