Ford Transit MOT pass rate by year
How the Ford Transit's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2024, across the DVSA record.
What is the Ford Transit MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Ford Transit 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 Transit averages 30.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 1,394 |
| 1981 | 67.0% | 33.0% | 1,226 |
| 1982 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 1,232 |
| 1983 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 1,669 |
| 1984 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 2,846 |
| 1985 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 4,724 |
| 1986 | 63.2% | 36.8% | 7,995 |
| 1987 | 62.3% | 37.7% | 18,343 |
| 1988 | 62.2% | 37.8% | 30,298 |
| 1989 | 61.8% | 38.2% | 56,647 |
| 1990 | 61.7% | 38.3% | 50,147 |
| 1991 | 61.2% | 38.8% | 48,061 |
| 1992 | 60.6% | 39.4% | 72,080 |
| 1993 | 60.1% | 39.9% | 87,706 |
| 1994 | 60.6% | 39.4% | 123,872 |
| 1995 | 61.4% | 38.6% | 212,772 |
| 1996 | 62.0% | 38.0% | 270,508 |
| 1997 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 349,066 |
| 1998 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 405,361 |
| 1999 | 63.9% | 36.1% | 408,752 |
| 2000 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 507,104 |
| 2001 | 65.8% | 34.2% | 765,265 |
| 2002 | 66.2% | 33.8% | 929,056 |
| 2003 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1,271,473 |
| 2004 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1,306,503 |
| 2005 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 1,229,075 |
| 2006 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 1,332,901 |
| 2007 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 1,358,233 |
| 2008 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 1,217,292 |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 32.0% | 774,610 |
| 2010 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 858,236 |
| 2011 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 922,410 |
| 2012 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 767,155 |
| 2013 | 70.1% | 29.9% | 742,159 |
| 2014 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 795,174 |
| 2015 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 877,751 |
| 2016 | 78.6% | 21.4% | 862,899 |
| 2017 | 79.7% | 20.3% | 826,977 |
| 2018 | 80.1% | 19.9% | 732,494 |
| 2019 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 555,253 |
| 2020 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 345,846 |
| 2021 | 80.9% | 19.1% | 326,140 |
| 2022 | 81.6% | 18.4% | 177,330 |
| 2023 | 82.2% | 17.8% | 48,029 |
| 2024 | 91.3% | 8.7% | 3,092 |
Does age change how often a Ford Transit fails?
Older Ford Transits fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 34.4% of tests against 8.7% for the 2024. Across every year the model averages 30.1%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 39.9%, and the 2024 the strongest at 8.7%.
More on the Ford Transit
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Ford Transit: 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