Ford Allied: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Allied passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,923 individual Ford Allied tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate80.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+3.9 points
Tests analysed3,923
Average mileage at test48,877 miles
Average year of manufacture2019
Reliability rank1,417 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 80.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 19 in every 100 Ford Allieds presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ford Allied tested had covered 48,877 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Ford Allied bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Ford Allied rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Ford Allieds actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford Allied

  1. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.8% of tests (4.26x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.3% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
  8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.2% of tests
  9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests
  10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.9% of tests

From 6,745 DVSA-tracked Ford Allied tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.17% of these flagged Ford Allied defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ford Allied pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Ford Allied year:

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