Ford Fusion — reliability by registration year

2003–2012 · 10 registration years · 44,473 first tests

2006 breaks the run — 4.0 pp worse than the years either side 2005 breaks the run — 2.5 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Fusion 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.

Ford Fusion first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2012 754 68.4% 79.6%
2011 2,385 66.5% 76.3% Stop lamp 13.6%
2010 5,246 60.8% 71.6% Stop lamp 12.8%
2009 7,606 59.4% 69.5% Stop lamp 13.8%
2008 6,926 57.8% 68.6% Stop lamp 13.5%
2007 6,207 56.5% 66.8% Stop lamp 12.2%
2006 5,537 52.0% 62.4% Stop lamp 12.0%
4.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2006 Fusions most often: Stop lamp (12.0%) · Headlamp aim (10.5%) · Position lamp (front) (9.9%)
2005 3,722 55.6% 65.6% Position lamp (front) 11.3%
2.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2005 Fusions most often: Position lamp (front) (11.3%) · Stop lamp (11.0%) · Headlamp aim (10.2%)
2004 3,228 54.0% 63.3% Headlamp aim 11.1%
2003 2,862 53.3% 63.1% Headlamp aim 12.3%

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