MOT fail rates

Ford Edge MOT fail rate by age

How often the Ford Edge fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 35,844 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=8,969)14.5%

All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%

Median mileage at test48,807

All cars, median mileage44,951

116 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

At 3 years the Ford Edge fails 11.4% of MOTs (1,006 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 9 years it fails 17.2% (2,317 tests), 10.0 points below the 27.1% average.
The gap is widest at 9 years: 10.0 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Shock absorber leaking, at 0.6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Ford Edge: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
3 years	11.4%	1,006	12.1%	−0.6 pts	21,219 miles
4 years	12.3%	2,670	13.4%	−1.1 pts	31,249 miles
5 years	14.7%	6,639	15.3%	−0.7 pts	40,636 miles
6 years	14.5%	8,969	17.8%	−3.3 pts	48,807 miles
7 years	15.7%	7,955	20.6%	−5.0 pts	57,714 miles
8 years	15.8%	6,288	23.8%	−8.0 pts	65,099 miles
9 years	17.2%	2,317	27.1%	−10.0 pts	71,590 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Shock absorber leaking Major	0.6

Out of 8,969 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous	3.3
Wipers not clearing screen Major	3
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	2.5
Headlight aimed too high Major	1.5
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major	1.3
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous	0.8
Horn: not working Major	0.5
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major	0.5
Headlamp aim: too low Major	0.5

Out of 8,969 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Ford Fiesta	21.0%	381,553	17.8%
Ford Focus	16.8%	233,113	17.8%
Ford Kuga	15.6%	150,426	17.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2016	9 years in 2025	17.2%	2,309	27.1%
2017	8 years in 2025	16.4%	3,945	23.8%
2018	7 years in 2025	15.6%	1,669	20.6%
2019	6 years in 2025	13.7%	1,016	17.8%

More on the Ford Edge

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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