2016 Ford Ecosport: MOT pass rate and reliability

79.2% of 2016 Ford Ecosports pass the MOT first time, measured across 14,234 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,855 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Ford Ecosports (85.1%, 101,954 tests): -5.9 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -1.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Ecosport model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Ecosport:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2014 73.3% 2,554 69,473
2015 75.6% 10,492 61,403
2016 79.2% 14,234 53,855
2017 81.8% 13,315 46,900
2018 88.3% 22,566 36,139
2019 89.9% 24,994 29,293
2020 90.4% 8,879 24,654
2021 88.3% 4,449 19,705
2022 94% 452 18,574

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Ecosport

The 2016 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.9 points less often than the Ford Ecosport average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2016 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Ford Ecosport the average at test was 53,855 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 94%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 73.3%. That 20.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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