Ford ESCORT - 1975
42.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1975 is 119.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford ESCORT, model year 1975.
Sample size: 111 cars, 172 tests and 73 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 111 cars
The 1975 Ford Escort has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 42 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 119. This model excels in several categories, particularly in brakes, visibility, and the body structure, where it shows a notable reduction in defects compared to the average. However, it performs worse in the equipment category, exhibiting a slight increase in defects. Interestingly, as mileage increases, the defects in this model tend to rise sharply, especially in the higher mileage brackets, indicating a trend that may warrant attention for older vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 111 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 53.0% better
16.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.7 / 100 tests
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Insufficient reserve travel
Steering
▲ 13.7% better
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component with: relative movement between components which should be fixed
Visibility
▲ 60.8% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.0 / 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 46.3% better
17.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 79.6% better
17.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 85.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
- 5.2.3 (i) (i)
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.2 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 24.6% worse
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.5 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▲ 81.9% better
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.1 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5
A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
PRS
Occurrences: 4
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
PRS
Occurrences: 4
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
5.2.3 (i) (i)
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Audible warning:
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 2