Ford Fiesta: reliability by registration year
1998-2023 · 26 registration years · 1,309,691 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Fiesta 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 | 1,354 | 92.2% | 94.2% | |
| 2022 | 24,525 | 91.0% | 93.4% | Tyre condition (front) 29.6% |
| 2021 | 26,736 | 88.6% | 92.9% | Headlight aim 18.5% |
| 2020 | 48,062 | 86.0% | 89.9% | Tyre condition (front) 17.2% |
| 2019 | 75,408 | 84.7% | 88.4% | Tyre condition (front) 14.4% |
| 2018 | 89,668 | 82.8% | 87.1% | Tyre condition (front) 12.3% |
| about 3 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 Fiesta: Tyre condition (front) (12.3%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (9.2%) · Brake pads (front) (8.6%) | ||||
| 2017 | 86,424 | 74.4% | 80.8% | Brake light 11.9% |
| 2016 | 108,889 | 67.2% | 75.2% | Brake light 14.1% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Fiesta: Brake light (14.1%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (11.8%) · Coil spring (rear) (11.1%) | ||||
| 2015 | 119,208 | 64.6% | 72.8% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 16.1% |
| 2014 | 115,867 | 62.1% | 70.3% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 19.4% |
| 2013 | 105,711 | 60.1% | 67.8% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 23.8% |
| 2012 | 92,486 | 58.2% | 65.9% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 21.8% |
| 2011 | 77,995 | 57.3% | 64.9% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 20.4% |
| 2010 | 78,060 | 54.9% | 63.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 19.6% |
| 2009 | 80,926 | 53.3% | 62.2% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 17.7% |
| 2008 | 46,538 | 52.4% | 61.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.0% |
| 2007 | 42,015 | 52.8% | 62.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.4% |
| 2006 | 32,932 | 51.8% | 61.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.4% |
| 2005 | 19,163 | 52.7% | 62.1% | Brake light 11.1% |
| 2004 | 15,586 | 53.2% | 62.8% | Brake light 11.6% |
| 2003 | 11,632 | 54.8% | 64.3% | Brake light 11.9% |
| 2002 | 5,496 | 56.1% | 64.6% | Brake imbalance across an axle (roller test, efficiency check, rear) 10.8% |
| 2001 | 1,907 | 55.3% | 60.8% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 24.1% |
| 2000 | 1,109 | 53.7% | 58.3% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 22.0% |
| 1999 | 1,115 | 55.8% | 60.1% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 23.9% |
| 1998 | 879 | 52.1% | 56.9% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 21.1% |