FordFusion MOT results

In 2025, 57.7% of Ford Fusion MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 58.0% for cars of the same age. 8.6% had at least one dangerous defect (10.1% for cars the same age). The typical Ford Fusion tested was 17 years old with 85,100 miles. Based on 45,751 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Ford Fusion cars are on the road

First-time pass: 57.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 10.1%passed after repair
Failed: 32.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.6%same age 10.1%
Typical mileage: 85,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Ford FusionAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2012	757	68.0%	63.2%
2011	2,387	66.7%	61.0%
2010	5,341	61.2%	59.1%
2009	7,739	59.7%	58.1%
2008	7,058	58.1%	57.0%
2007	6,334	56.9%	57.2%
2006	5,678	52.4%	56.8%
2005	3,803	55.8%	57.5%
2004	3,289	54.5%	57.5%
2003	2,937	53.6%	58.5%
2002	389	52.4%	59.4%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Ford FusionAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3	100.0%	87.4%	34,400
5-9 years	26	73.1%	79.1%	63,100
10-14 years	5,184	65.2%	65.7%	71,100
15-19 years	31,754	57.4%	57.6%	84,800
20-29 years	8,784	54.4%	59.6%	96,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Ford Fusion is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,314	2.9%	0.9×	62.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,289	2.8%	2.1×	60.1%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,113	2.4%	2.0×	62.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,100	2.4%	1.3×	60.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,079	2.4%	1.0×	58.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	979	2.1%	1.2×	64.0%
BS Bristol	South West	951	2.1%	1.2×	48.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	911	2.0%	1.1×	55.8%
EX Exeter	South West	849	1.9%	1.7×	51.4%
PO Portsmouth	South East	840	1.8%	1.3×	54.3%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	804	1.8%	2.0×	66.9%
TN Tonbridge	South East	792	1.7%	1.3×	59.2%
BN Brighton	South East	780	1.7%	1.4×	50.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	765	1.7%	1.4×	63.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	765	1.7%	1.1×	64.3%
SO Southampton	South East	712	1.6%	1.3×	58.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	695	1.5%	1.5×	49.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	691	1.5%	1.9×	58.9%
DE Derby	East Midlands	678	1.5%	1.1×	62.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	666	1.5%	1.2×	55.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	655	1.4%	1.1×	56.8%
CF Cardiff	Wales	654	1.4%	0.9×	51.4%
RM Romford	London	640	1.4%	1.7×	69.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	629	1.4%	1.3×	54.8%
ME Rochester	South East	617	1.3%	1.3×	60.3%
L Liverpool	North West	588	1.3%	1.2×	59.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	556	1.2%	0.9×	57.9%
RH Redhill	South East	550	1.2%	1.2×	62.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	542	1.2%	1.5×	57.6%
RG Reading	South East	540	1.2%	0.8×	62.2%
M Manchester	North West	528	1.2%	0.8×	56.4%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	512	1.1%	0.7×	55.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	507	1.1%	0.9×	46.2%
OX Oxford	South East	501	1.1%	1.0×	58.7%
TA Taunton	South West	500	1.1%	1.7×	55.2%
BA Bath	South West	497	1.1%	1.3×	45.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	475	1.0%	1.1×	55.6%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	445	1.0%	0.9×	57.1%
GU Guildford	South East	429	0.9%	0.7×	59.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	424	0.9%	0.9×	59.0%
TR Truro	South West	416	0.9%	1.5×	50.2%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	415	0.9%	1.0×	49.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	412	0.9%	0.8×	57.3%
NP Newport	Wales	412	0.9%	1.0×	53.9%
SN Swindon	South West	389	0.9%	1.0×	58.4%
SG Stevenage	East of England	380	0.8%	1.1×	64.2%
CH Chester	North West	377	0.8%	0.7×	55.2%
CB Cambridge	East of England	374	0.8%	1.2×	59.9%
TQ Torquay	South West	371	0.8%	1.6×	52.8%
SK Stockport	North West	366	0.8%	0.8×	58.7%
WA Warrington	North West	363	0.8%	0.8×	59.5%
DA Dartford	South East	353	0.8%	1.1×	66.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	347	0.8%	0.9×	58.8%
TS Teesside	North East	343	0.7%	0.8×	55.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	337	0.7%	1.1×	50.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	334	0.7%	1.2×	58.7%
DT Dorchester	South West	331	0.7%	1.9×	55.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	322	0.7%	1.0×	58.4%
SE London SE	London	319	0.7%	0.9×	63.9%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	310	0.7%	0.7×	61.0%
EN Enfield	London	301	0.7%	1.1×	64.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	289	0.6%	0.8×	70.2%
BB Blackburn	North West	287	0.6%	0.7×	61.3%
LA Lancaster	North West	287	0.6%	1.2×	56.1%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	286	0.6%	0.5×	49.3%
PR Preston	North West	284	0.6%	0.7×	53.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	283	0.6%	0.9×	60.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	273	0.6%	1.3×	53.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	266	0.6%	1.0×	58.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	265	0.6%	0.7×	54.3%
E London E	London	255	0.6%	0.7×	60.4%
CR Croydon	London	252	0.6%	0.8×	63.5%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	250	0.5%	0.8×	65.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	245	0.5%	0.3×	50.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	244	0.5%	0.9×	51.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	240	0.5%	0.7×	51.2%
TW Twickenham	London	238	0.5%	0.7×	66.8%
CW Crewe	North West	232	0.5%	0.8×	58.6%
DL Darlington	North East	232	0.5%	0.9×	51.7%
BL Bolton	North West	227	0.5%	0.7×	58.6%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	222	0.5%	1.3×	57.7%
SL Slough	South East	221	0.5%	0.7×	63.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	214	0.5%	1.1×	47.7%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	211	0.5%	0.7×	49.8%
N London N	London	206	0.5%	0.7×	63.1%
OL Oldham	North West	197	0.4%	0.6×	54.3%
UB Southall	London	184	0.4%	0.7×	64.7%
IG Ilford	London	170	0.4%	0.9×	68.8%
DH Durham	North East	165	0.4%	0.7×	58.8%
WN Wigan	North West	163	0.4%	0.8×	50.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	159	0.3%	0.9×	54.1%
LU Luton	East of England	158	0.3%	0.5×	62.0%
HA Harrow	London	152	0.3%	0.6×	61.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	144	0.3%	0.6×	35.4%
AL St Albans	East of England	141	0.3%	0.7×	56.7%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	140	0.3%	0.7×	50.7%
BR Bromley	London	136	0.3%	0.8×	67.6%
SW London SW	London	129	0.3%	0.7×	62.0%
SM Sutton	London	120	0.3%	1.2×	65.8%
IV Inverness	Scotland	114	0.2%	0.6×	51.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	114	0.2%	0.5×	48.2%
WD Watford	East of England	113	0.2%	0.6×	62.8%
DD Dundee	Scotland	107	0.2%	0.6×	37.4%
NW London NW	London	107	0.2%	0.4×	71.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	104	0.2%	0.7×	44.2%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	98	0.2%	0.9×	67.3%
PA Paisley	Scotland	98	0.2%	0.5×	40.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	87	0.2%	0.4×	46.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	82	0.2%	2.1×	46.3%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	79	0.2%	0.7×	48.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	69	0.2%	0.3×	50.7%
PH Perth	Scotland	66	0.1%	0.5×	50.0%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	61	0.1%	0.5×	42.6%
W London W	London	56	0.1%	0.5×	60.7%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	51	0.1%	0.6×	47.1%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	19	<0.1%	0.5×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	14	<0.1%	0.7×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.4×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,759	3.8%	0.5×	48.4%
North East	1,356	3.0%	0.7×	54.4%
North West	4,379	9.6%	0.8×	57.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	3,565	7.8%	0.9×	55.7%
Wales	2,130	4.7%	1.0×	51.4%
West Midlands	4,431	9.7%	1.0×	60.3%
East Midlands	3,467	7.6%	1.1×	59.3%
East of England	6,928	15.1%	1.5×	61.9%
London	3,554	7.8%	0.8×	65.8%
South East	7,611	16.6%	1.1×	58.6%
South West	6,567	14.4%	1.4×	51.9%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Ford FusionCars the same age

Lights and electrics24.5%20.3%
Suspension13.6%17.1%
Brakes11.5%11.2%
Body and structure6.7%7.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.7%6.7%
Tyres6.0%7.0%
Emissions and leaks5.4%6.1%
Steering3.2%3.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%2.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Ford Fusion tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	8.1%	3.9%	2.1×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.9%	5.7%	0.9×	0.0%
Rear fog lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.8%	0.9%	5.3×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	4.6%	1.5%	3.1×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	4.2%	1.8%	2.3×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	4.0%	2.6%	1.5×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.1%	3.3%	0.9×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.7%	2.5%	1.1×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	2.5%	2.9%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.4%	2.8%	0.9×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	23.6%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	15.0%
Coil spring: corroded	10.4%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	9.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.5%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	6.0%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	4.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.3%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive	4.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	35,585	58.2%
Diesel	10,153	56.1%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model