Ford MUSTANG - 2007
135.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford MUSTANG, model year 2007.
Sample size: 336 cars, 656 tests and 890 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: 336 cars
The 2007 Ford Mustang shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 136 defects per 100 cars versus 352 defects per 100. This represents a remarkable 62% improvement in reliability. Notably, the Mustang excels in several categories, including brakes and visibility, where it has about 69% fewer defects than average. Additionally, it performs well in lights and electrics, as well as in body structure, with defect rates substantially lower than the average. However, there are no standout areas where the Mustang performs worse than average, indicating a generally reliable performance across the board.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 336 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 68.8% better
44.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 0.5% worse
20.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 69.1% better
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 53.4% better
47.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 60.7% better
123.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 89.4% better
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
Equipment
▲ 78.0% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 56.3% better
19.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 135
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 85
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 39
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 34
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 22
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 22
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 20
Serious faults (Top 10)
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
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: 8
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 7