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Ford ECOSPORT - 2021

68.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford ECOSPORT, model year 2021. Sample size: 5,300 cars, 11,595 tests and 7,899 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,300 cars

The 2021 Ford EcoSport shows a lower overall defect rate at 68 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 79 defects per 100 vehicles, indicating a 13% improvement. Notably, it excels in categories such as brakes, steering, visibility, and body structure, demonstrating significantly fewer issues than the average car. However, it has a higher incidence of equipment-related defects, which stands out as a concern. Mileage trends suggest that defect rates increase with distance driven, consistent with general automotive patterns. Overall, the EcoSport's performance is commendable in several key areas, although attention to equipment reliability may be warranted.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,300 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 36.0% better
25.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 71.4% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
  • 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
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 48.3% better
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 8.0% better
10.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.3% worse
88.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • 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 cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 76.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 73.3% worse
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 59.3% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 2,222
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,674
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 580
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 341
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 333
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 190
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 109

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 333
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
FAIL
Occurrences: 46