Ford RANGER - 2022
88.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford RANGER, model year 2022.
Sample size: 10,528 cars, 13,829 tests and 12,282 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 10,528 cars
The 2022 Ford Ranger has an overall defect rate of 89 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 70 defects per 100 for cars of the same year, representing a 27% increase. Notably, the Ranger shows a concerning trend with increasing defects in the mileage brackets, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles category. While it performs better in visibility and body/structure defects, it struggles with lights and electrics, wheels, suspensions, and axles, showing considerably higher defect rates compared to the average. Overall, the Ranger’s performance indicates specific areas for improvement, particularly in the lights and suspension systems.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,528 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 8.3% better
28.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▼ 25.0% worse
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 24.0% better
9.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 98.2% worse
21.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 33.8% worse
109.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 25.0% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A statutory seat belt missing
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 147.6% worse
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 4,100
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,346
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 916
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 537
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 409
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 368
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 344
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 256
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 228
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 226
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 107
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 62