Ford Mustang MOT pass rate by year
How the Ford Mustang's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1994 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Ford Mustang MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Ford Mustang 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 Mustang averages 15.3% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 76.0% | 24.0% | 2,684 |
| 1995 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 3,017 |
| 1996 | 77.3% | 22.7% | 2,563 |
| 1997 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 1,924 |
| 1998 | 79.2% | 20.8% | 1,160 |
| 1999 | 82.2% | 17.8% | 1,711 |
| 2000 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 1,719 |
| 2001 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 1,465 |
| 2002 | 82.5% | 17.5% | 1,374 |
| 2003 | 80.9% | 19.1% | 2,103 |
| 2004 | 82.5% | 17.5% | 2,409 |
| 2005 | 80.9% | 19.1% | 8,437 |
| 2006 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 6,015 |
| 2007 | 83.8% | 16.2% | 5,955 |
| 2008 | 84.1% | 15.9% | 4,610 |
| 2009 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 1,791 |
| 2010 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 2,067 |
| 2011 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 1,591 |
| 2012 | 83.4% | 16.6% | 1,791 |
| 2013 | 84.8% | 15.2% | 1,903 |
| 2014 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 2,086 |
| 2015 | 85.7% | 14.3% | 4,137 |
| 2016 | 85.4% | 14.6% | 23,852 |
| 2017 | 87.0% | 13.0% | 15,700 |
| 2018 | 86.7% | 13.3% | 14,318 |
| 2019 | 86.3% | 13.7% | 6,697 |
| 2020 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 4,546 |
| 2021 | 90.5% | 9.5% | 9,051 |
| 2022 | 90.6% | 9.4% | 9,607 |
| 2023 | 89.0% | 11.0% | 1,404 |
Does age change how often a Ford Mustang fails?
Older Ford Mustangs fail more often, as expected. The 1994 cars fail 24.0% of tests against 11.0% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 15.3%. The 1995 is the weakest year at 24.2%, and the 2022 the strongest at 9.4%.
More on the Ford Mustang
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Ford Mustang: 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