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Ford ECOSPORT - 2019

94.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford ECOSPORT, model year 2019. Sample size: 25,636 cars, 55,443 tests and 52,320 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 25,636 cars

The 2019 Ford EcoSport has an overall defect rate of 94 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average rate for cars of the same year. Notably, the EcoSport performs significantly better in categories such as brakes, steering, visibility, body/structure, and equipment, showing reductions in defect rates compared to the average. However, it does have a higher incidence of issues related to lights and electrics. Additionally, defect rates increase with mileage, particularly evident in higher mileage brackets, but overall, the EcoSport maintains a relatively favourable performance profile in comparison to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 25,636 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 41.0% better
36.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 39.9% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 63.8% worse
24.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.9% worse
115.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 77.1% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 22.2% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 72.5% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,040
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,409
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,039
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,219
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
PRS
Occurrences: 1,014
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 958
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 929
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 914
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
PRS
Occurrences: 791
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 748

Serious faults (Top 10)

A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 929
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 748
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 737
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 680
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 626
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 591
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 552
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 533
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 338
Headlamp aim unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 256