Ford Ecosport MOT Check
MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Ford Ecosport. Check any Ecosport by registration number below.
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86.3%
Avg Pass Rate
+2.4%
vs Ford Avg
9
Year Ranges
Excellent
Reliability
Ford Ecosport — MOT Reliability Overview
The Ford Ecosport has an average MOT pass rate of 86.3%, which is 2.4 percentage points above the Ford brand average of 83.9%. This is a strong result, indicating that the Ecosport is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a Ford Ecosport fails its MOT are lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension, brakes. If you are preparing your Ecosport for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Typical mileage for the Ecosport is around 35,000 miles at 5 years. When evaluating a used Ecosport, compare the odometer reading against these benchmarks. Significantly lower mileage than expected could indicate a clocked vehicle — run a free mileage check to verify.
Before buying a used Ford Ecosport, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
MOT Pass Rate by Year
How the Ford Ecosport performs at MOT across different model years.
2022
Based on 739 vehicles
1.6%
7.1%
30k mi
2021
Based on 7,088 vehicles
2.9%
11.5%
30k mi
2020
Based on 22,793 vehicles
2.6%
9.1%
29k mi
45k mi
2019
Based on 61,911 vehicles
2.5%
9.6%
31k mi
46k mi
2018
Based on 56,249 vehicles
3.0%
11.3%
47k mi
2017
Based on 32,145 vehicles
3.7%
17.4%
56k mi
2016
Based on 34,427 vehicles
4.1%
20.0%
2015
Based on 25,394 vehicles
4.8%
24.2%
112k mi
2014–2022
Based on 22,000 vehicles
1.6%
13.2%
20k mi
35k mi
68k mi
Top MOT Failures — Ford Ecosport
The most common reasons a Ford Ecosport fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Suspension
Brakes
Tyres
Exhaust, fuel and emissions
Where Failures Occur
The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.
Front Nearside
Rear Offside
Front Offside
Typical Mileage — Ford Ecosport
Average mileage readings recorded at MOT tests for the 2014–2022 model year range. Use these benchmarks to evaluate a used Ecosport.
At 3 Years
20,000
miles
At 5 Years
35,000
miles
At 10 Years
68,000
miles
Other Ford Models
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Ford Ecosport — Frequently Asked Questions
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