Clean air zones
Which Ford models meet the ULEZ standard?
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 14,691,344 MOT tests · Updated
At least 65.3% of 14,691,344 Ford MOT tests in 2022–2025 were on cars that meet the ULEZ standard by first-use date alone [1].
- 23 Ford models with at least 1,000 MOT tests each; the most tested is the Ford Fiesta (5,659,009 MOT tests)
- Range: from none by date alone (Ford Escort) to at least 95.2% (Ford Tourneo Custom) of tests on cars that meet it by date
- Diesel: 31.8% of Ford MOT tests; a diesel generally meets Euro 6 only if first used from September 2015 [2]
- Per car: the Euro standard on the V5C decides, whatever the model
The fuel, the first-use date and the Euro standard on the V5C decide it for each car. Check the reg first.
Every Ford model page
Most tested first. The share counts MOT tests on cars first used late enough to meet the standard by date alone (petrol from 2006, diesel and hybrids from 2016, electric always), so it is a lower bound: many older Ford cars meet it too.
| Model | MOT tests | Main fuel | Meet it by date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta ULEZ | 5,659,009 | Petrol (86.8%) | at least 77.9% |
| Ford Focus ULEZ | 3,840,174 | Petrol (68.7%) | at least 61.9% |
| Ford Kuga ULEZ | 1,137,320 | Diesel (78.1%) | at least 50.1% |
| Ford Mondeo ULEZ | 815,738 | Diesel (78.7%) | at least 20.5% |
| Ford Ka ULEZ | 744,264 | Petrol (98.8%) | at least 91.2% |
| Ford C-Max ULEZ | 527,168 | Petrol (52.4%) | at least 47.4% |
| Ford Ecosport ULEZ | 402,493 | Petrol (87.2%) | at least 91.7% |
| Ford S-Max ULEZ | 301,779 | Diesel (90.8%) | at least 19.9% |
| Ford Galaxy ULEZ | 252,232 | Diesel (93.1%) | at least 22.5% |
| Ford Fusion ULEZ | 221,782 | Petrol (76.5%) | at least 41.2% |
| Ford B-Max ULEZ | 219,028 | Petrol (84.3%) | at least 85.3% |
| Ford Puma ULEZ | 180,535 | Petrol (98.9%) | at least 95.0% |
| Ford Grand C-Max ULEZ | 145,176 | Diesel (73.7%) | at least 36.5% |
| Ford Tourneo ULEZ | 55,784 | Diesel (94.7%) | at least 45.1% |
| Ford Tourneo Connect ULEZ | 53,235 | Diesel (96.6%) | at least 58.5% |
| Ford Mustang ULEZ | 46,218 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 90.7% |
| Ford Edge ULEZ | 35,774 | Diesel (100.0%) | at least 53.8% |
| Ford Tourneo Custom ULEZ | 28,554 | Diesel (100.0%) | at least 95.2% |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E ULEZ | 9,612 | Electric (100.0%) | all (electric) |
| Ford Escort ULEZ | 7,744 | Diesel (52.3%) | none by date alone |
| Ford Cougar ULEZ | 1,855 | Petrol (100.0%) | none by date alone |
| Ford Freda ULEZ | 1,444 | Diesel (100.0%) | none by date alone |
| Ford Explorer ULEZ | 1,121 | Petrol (100.0%) | none by date alone |
Compliance is decided for each car, not for a model. A zone checks the Euro emissions standard the car was built to, which is on the V5C log book or the maker’s certificate of conformity. Check one car with our ULEZ checker or TfL’s vehicle checker.
Check one car against the clean air zones
These figures are for a model or a zone as a whole. The ULEZ checker estimates one car's status from its fuel, first registration date and VCA emissions data; the zone operator's own checker has the final word. A registration also shows the car's DVSA MOT record.
- Check a Ford's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 14,691,344 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Transport for London, ULEZ standards and charges for cars. TfL (text used as facts; see TfL terms). Accessed 22 Sep 2026.
Zone rules are read from the operators’ own pages and GOV.UK, quote-checked against a saved copy, and dated. The Euro standard by first-use date is a guide for a group of cars; a zone decides for each car. MOT figures count class 4 normal MOT tests; vans in class 4 cannot be separated from cars in the national figures.