Ford Benimar: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Benimar passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 749 individual Ford Benimar tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate94.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+17.7 points
Tests analysed749
Average mileage at test14,326 miles
Average year of manufacture2019
Reliability rank100 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Ford Benimars 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 Benimar tested had covered 14,326 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 Benimar 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 Benimar 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 Benimars actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford Benimar

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
  2. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.6% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.5% of tests
  4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  5. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.2% of tests
  7. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
  8. Emissions test unable to be completed, 0.2% of tests
  9. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
  10. A outline marker lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, 0.2% of tests (505.03x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,231 DVSA-tracked Ford Benimar tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.53% of these flagged Ford Benimar defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ford Benimar 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 Benimar year:

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