Ford RANGER - 2014
207.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford RANGER, model year 2014.
Sample size: 4,780 cars, 11,328 tests and 23,452 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,780 cars
The 2014 Ford Ranger has an overall defect rate of 207 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.6% higher than the average for its year at 194 per 100. Notably, the Ranger exhibits significantly more defects in the steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure categories compared to the average, with increases of 91.9%, 75.9%, and 97.6%, respectively. In contrast, it performs better than average in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category, showing a 24.3% lower defect rate. Analysis of mileage-related trends indicates that defect rates increase consistently with higher mileage, particularly in the 93,000–124,000 miles and 124,000+ miles segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,780 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 2.4% better
90.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 84.0% worse
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▲ 2.9% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 70.1% worse
67.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 26.0% better
147.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 83.3% worse
28.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 51.1% worse
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 123.6% worse
35.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,453
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,844
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,750
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,226
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 912
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 759
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 739
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 683
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 682
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 518
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 739
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 453
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 407
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 267
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 232
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 222
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 205
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 189
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 165