Ford EcoSport: reliability by registration year
2014-2023 · 10 registration years · 106,895 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every EcoSport registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 744 | 86.8% | 89.0% | |
| 2022 | 8,993 | 86.5% | 89.0% | Tyre condition (front) 20.5% |
| 2021 | 4,963 | 86.5% | 89.3% | Tyre condition (front) 23.7% |
| 2020 | 8,494 | 82.4% | 87.3% | Tyre condition (front) 13.6% |
| 2019 | 23,850 | 81.7% | 88.1% | Headlight 13.2% |
| 2018 | 21,629 | 79.7% | 86.4% | Headlight 12.0% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 EcoSport: Headlight (12.0%) · Tyre condition (front) (9.9%) · Brake light (9.0%) | ||||
| 2017 | 12,633 | 70.3% | 79.2% | Brake light 17.4% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2017 EcoSport: Brake light (17.4%) · Petrol emissions (with catalyst) (10.8%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (8.9%) | ||||
| 2016 | 13,411 | 68.3% | 77.5% | Brake light 16.8% |
| 2015 | 9,812 | 63.8% | 72.3% | Brake light 15.2% |
| 2014 | 2,366 | 60.7% | 69.4% | Brake light (rear) 13.1% |