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Ford RANGER - 2018

114.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford RANGER, model year 2018. Sample size: 17,069 cars, 40,188 tests and 45,842 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 17,069 cars

The 2018 Ford Ranger has a slightly lower overall defect rate at 114 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 120, indicating it performs better than average by 5%. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Ranger also rises, particularly in the highest mileage category where it reaches 275 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Ranger excels in the brakes and steering categories, with significantly lower defect rates than average. Conversely, it struggles with lights and electrics, body/structure, equipment, and various other issues, showing much higher defect rates than the average car in these areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 17,069 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 28.6% better
49.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 44.0% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 11.5% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 79.0% worse
31.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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 lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.9% better
105.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 58.8% worse
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
  • 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
Equipment
▼ 22.7% worse
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • 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
▼ 135.7% worse
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,447
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,675
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,622
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,511
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,193
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,001
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,380
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: 1,191
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,147
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 737

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,511
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 710
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 654
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 643
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 422
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 387
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 379
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 317
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 317
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 276