Ford Freedom MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Ford Freedom took 1,416 MOT tests in Britain and passed 81% 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: 1,416
First-time pass rate: 81%
All cars: 71%

What the Freedom fails on

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

Tyres6.0% (all cars 6.4%)
Lights and electrics5.7% (all cars 11.3%)
Visibility5.2% (all cars 4.8%)
Brakes2.8% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure2.8% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions2.1% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags1.8% (all cars 1.0%)
Suspension0.8% (all cars 9.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.6%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 2.1%
Exhaust system: system insecure 1.9%
Headlamp aim: too high 1.8%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.7%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.5%
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 1.1%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 16.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin 7.8%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.2%
Seat belts, condition: webbing slightly damaged or frayed 2.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 2.0%
Exhaust system: mounting defective 1.9%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.6%
Seat belts, condition: slightly damaged 1.3%

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
2016	346	80%
2017	545	82%

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	20,311 miles
5 years	32,868 miles
6 years	48,887 miles
7 years	53,280 miles

Check a particular Freedom

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.