Ford Ranger MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Ford Ranger in Great Britain in 2025 — 121,937 tests. Figures cover every Ranger first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. The Ranger is a van, tested in the car MOT class (class 4) to the same standard. How the Ranger ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
72.4%
0.1 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
121,937
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.9%
of Ranger first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
93,750
middle half: 71,250–116,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How the Ranger ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Ranger vs all cars, 2025.

Ford RangerAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Ford Ranger, vehicle age 3: 82%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 4: 79.6%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 5: 77.2%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 6: 75.5%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 7: 73.5%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 8: 72.8%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 9: 72.2%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 10: 64.8%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 11: 63.4%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 12: 65.7%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 13: 60.6%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 14: 59%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 15: 56.2%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 16: 56.1%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 17: 57.1%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 18: 56.1%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 19: 54.2%Ford Ranger, vehicle age 20: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Ford Ranger 57.2%
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Age (years)Ranger testsRanger pass rateAll cars
315,08482.0%88.5%
415,93079.6%87.2%
511,36477.2%86.0%
614,07275.5%83.5%
713,66273.5%80.9%
810,34872.8%78.2%
910,12672.2%74.9%
106,00664.8%71.9%
113,87363.4%68.6%
122,77265.7%65.8%
131,78260.6%63.5%
141,40059.0%61.2%
151,28156.2%59.3%
162,01356.1%58.3%
171,78357.1%57.2%
182,37556.1%57.4%
191,97254.2%57.0%
201,65857.2%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Ranger's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Ranger beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Ranger behind
-10-5+0+5+10Age 3: -6.5 points vs the average car3Age 4: -7.6 points vs the average carAge 5: -8.8 points vs the average car5Age 6: -8.0 points vs the average carAge 7: -7.4 points vs the average car7Age 8: -5.4 points vs the average carAge 9: -2.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: -7.1 points vs the average carAge 11: -5.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: -0.1 points vs the average carAge 13: -2.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: -2.2 points vs the average carAge 15: -3.1 points vs the average car15Age 16: -2.2 points vs the average carAge 17: -0.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: -1.3 points vs the average carAge 19: -2.8 points vs the average car19Age 20: -0.4 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-6.5
4-7.6
5-8.8
6-8.0
7-7.4
8-5.4
9-2.7
10-7.1
11-5.2
12-0.1
13-2.9
14-2.2
15-3.1
16-2.2
17-0.1
18-1.3
19-2.8
20-0.4

The Ranger fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Ranger fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 15k3Age 4: 15kAge 5: 11k5Age 6: 14kAge 7: 13k7Age 8: 10kAge 9: 10k9Age 10: 6kAge 11: 3k11Age 12: 2kAge 13: 1k13Age 14: 1kAge 15: 1k15Age 16: 2kAge 17: 1k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
315,084
415,930
511,364
614,072
713,662
810,348
910,126
106,006
113,873
122,772
131,782
141,400
151,281
162,013
171,783
182,375
191,972
201,658

What a Ranger fails on

Where the failure items land when a Ranger fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.3%
Suspension21.4%
Brakes15.5%
Body, chassis, structure8.6%
Tyres8.4%
Visibility5.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.8%
Steering2.8%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.7% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Ranger, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 28.4% of advisories28.4%Brakes: 27.0% of advisories27.0%Suspension: 16.8% of advisories16.8%Body, chassis, structure: 8.2% of advisories8.2%Noise, emissions and leaks: 6.8% of advisories6.8%Non-component advisories: 5.3% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisories
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres28.4%
Brakes27.0%
Suspension16.8%
Body, chassis, structure8.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.8%
Non-component advisories5.3%

What mileage is normal for a Ranger?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Ranger; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Ranger (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 4: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 36,250–68,750)Age 5: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–76,250)Age 6: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 48,750–88,750)Age 7: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 53,750–98,750)Age 8: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 61,250–103,750)Age 9: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–111,250)Age 10: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 71,250–116,250)Age 11: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 78,750–126,250)Age 12: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 81,250–131,250)Age 13: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 88,750–141,250)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 91,250–151,250)Age 15: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 93,750–151,250)Age 16: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 96,250–156,250)Age 17: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 98,750–161,250)Age 18: typical 136,250 miles (middle half 103,750–166,250)Age 19: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 101,250–161,250)Age 20: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 96,250–156,250)123k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
328,75041,25056,250
436,25051,25068,750
541,25056,25076,250
648,75066,25088,750
753,75073,75098,750
861,25081,250103,750
966,25086,250111,250
1071,25093,750116,250
1178,750101,250126,250
1281,250106,250131,250
1388,750111,250141,250
1491,250118,750151,250
1593,750121,250151,250
1696,250128,750156,250
1798,750128,750161,250
18103,750136,250166,250
19101,250128,750161,250
2096,250123,750156,250

What fails at each age

The Ranger's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

SuspensionTyresLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBrakesVisibilityNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsSuspension35.6%
3-5 yrsTyres18.6%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.7%
3-5 yrsBrakes14.4%
3-5 yrsVisibility5.5%
3-5 yrsEverything else11.2%
6-9 yrsSuspension28.6%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.7%
6-9 yrsBrakes18.9%
6-9 yrsTyres12.2%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks6.8%
6-9 yrsEverything else13.8%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension21.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes15.3%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.7%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure8.0%
10-13 yrsEverything else19.8%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.2%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure19.3%
14+ yrsBrakes18.1%
14+ yrsSuspension15.6%
14+ yrsVisibility4.6%
14+ yrsEverything else14.2%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.