Ford Allied MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Ford Allied took 3,411 MOT tests in Britain and passed 80% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 3,411
First-time pass rate: 80%
All cars: 71%

What the Allied fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Visibility7.3% (all cars 4.8%)
Lights and electrics5.6% (all cars 11.3%)
Tyres4.5% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes3.4% (all cars 6.8%)
Suspension2.7% (all cars 9.0%)
Body and structure2.4% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions1.1% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags0.7% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 5.5%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.5%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.4%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.3%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 1.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.2%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.1%
Stop lamp: not working 1.0%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 10.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin 7.2%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.7%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 4.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 4.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 2.6%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.5%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.3%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2017	429	72%
2018	872	77%
2019	1,172	82%
2020	916	83%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	21,816 miles
4 years	37,117 miles
5 years	57,498 miles
6 years	70,752 miles

Check a particular Allied

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Ford models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.