Ford RANGER - 2016
133.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford RANGER, model year 2016.
Sample size: 12,765 cars, 29,962 tests and 39,985 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 12,765 cars
The 2016 Ford Ranger has an overall defect rate of 133 per 100 vehicles, which is 12% lower than the average for vehicles of the same year. Notably, the Ranger performs particularly well in the brakes and steering categories, with defect rates significantly below average. However, the model shows a concerning trend in lights and electrics, where the defect rate is much higher than average. Additionally, there is an increase in defects as mileage rises, especially in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Ranger excels in certain areas, it also faces challenges that may require attention, particularly in electrical components.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,765 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 25.7% better
58.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 48.1% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering linkage fouling any part of the vehicle
Visibility
▲ 20.7% better
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 60.2% worse
40.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- 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 lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 28.5% better
113.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 39.6% worse
12.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
▼ 27.3% worse
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 87.6% worse
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,599
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,767
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,522
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,156
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,063
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,662
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: 1,392
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,189
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 863
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 814
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,063
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 544
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 456
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 448
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 404
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 393
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 263
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 236
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 229