110,907 EcoSports had an MOT in 2025. 77.1% passed first time, against 82.5% for other cars of the same age and mileage. Most of the gap comes from cars registered from 2014 to 2017, which fail on lights and electrics 2.3 times as often as comparable cars.
Each dot compares how often EcoSports of that year failed on one area of the test with cars of the same age and mileage.
| Year | Passed first time | Against same age and mileage | MOTs | Suspension | Steering | Brakes | Tyres | Lights & electrics | Visibility | Body & structure | Emissions & leaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 61.1% | −8.6 | 2,449 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 64.2% | −9.0 | 10,253 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 68.6% | −7.9 | 14,008 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 70.5% | −9.4 | 13,141 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 79.8% | −3.2 | 22,484 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 81.9% | −3.7 | 24,696 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 82.6% | −4.9 | 8,859 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 86.7% | −2.3 | 5,155 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 86.8% | −3.2 | 9,854 |
Much worse: failed on that area at least 1.5 times as often. Worse: 1.15 to 1.5 times. Better: up to 0.87 times. Much better: two-thirds as often or less. Gaps under half a percentage point count as about the same. Registration year is the year the car was first used.
Well behind: 5 or more points below cars of the same age and mileage. Behind: 1.5 to 5 points below. Level: within 1.5 points. Ahead: 1.5 or more points above.
11.1% of EcoSport MOTs failed on lights and electrics, against 4.5% for cars of the same age and mileage, and 2.3% on emissions and leaks, against 1.3%.
Up to 30,000 miles, EcoSports pass as often as cars of the same age and mileage. Behind from there: 30–60,000 miles 6.2 points, 60–90,000 miles 9.9 points, 90–120,000 miles 11.9 points, 120,000+ miles 9.0 points.
Diesels passed 70.0% first time, 6.0 points below comparable cars; petrols passed 78.0%, 5.3 points below comparable cars. Diesels had a median of 62,500 miles at the test, against 36,452 for petrols.
| Fuel | MOTs | Passed first time | Same age and mileage | Gap (pts) | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 98,258 | 78.0% | 83.3% | −5.3 | 36,452 |
| Diesel | 12,649 | 70.0% | 76.0% | −6.0 | 62,500 |
Cars registered 2014 to 2021, each against cars of the same age and mileage. The EcoSport ranks 10 of 12.
| Model | MOTs | Passed first time | Same age and mileage | Gap (pts) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. MINI Countryman | 85,231 | 85.2% | 79.6% | +5.6 | |
| 2. VW T-Roc | 74,609 | 90.6% | 85.0% | +5.6 | |
| 3. Kia Niro | 71,890 | 86.9% | 83.4% | +3.4 | |
| 4. Suzuki Vitara | 64,194 | 84.2% | 80.8% | +3.4 | |
| 5. Ford Puma | 54,374 | 90.9% | 87.6% | +3.3 | |
| 6. Toyota C-HR | 84,597 | 84.6% | 83.2% | +1.4 | |
| 7. Renault Captur | 147,562 | 75.8% | 79.2% | −3.4 | |
| 8. Nissan Juke | 226,911 | 73.4% | 78.1% | −4.7 | |
| 9. MG ZS | 41,754 | 81.0% | 86.0% | −5.0 | |
| 10. Ford EcoSport | 101,045 | 76.1% | 81.7% | −5.6 | |
| 11. Peugeot 2008 | 126,311 | 72.5% | 79.3% | −6.7 | |
| 12. Vauxhall Mokka | 216,957 | 67.4% | 77.3% | −9.9 |
What testers most often noted as advisories on EcoSports in 2025: wear that passed but was close to failing. Figures in brackets are for cars of the same age and mileage.
At the MOT, 77.1% of 110,907 EcoSport MOTs in 2025 passed first time, against 82.5% for cars of the same age and mileage. 2014 to 2017: well behind (−7.9 to −9.4 points). 2018 to 2022: behind (−2.3 to −4.9 points).
Going by 2025 MOT results, 2014 to 2017 and 2018 to 2022. Those cars passed first time −7.9 to −9.4 and −2.3 to −4.9 points against comparable cars.
Stop lamp: not working: 5.0% of EcoSport MOTs, against 0.6% for cars of the same age and mileage.
Petrol EcoSports passed 78.0% first time and diesels 70.0%. Against cars of the same age and mileage, petrols were 5.3 points below and diesels 6.0 points below.
For cars registered 2014 to 2021, the Nissan Juke passed 73.4% first time, −4.7 points against comparable cars. The EcoSport passed 76.1%, −5.6 points.
Data. Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2025 (31,475,521 first tests on cars first used 2005 to 2022), from DVSA's anonymised MOT test data. Retests are left out.
Passed first time. A car passed if its first test that year ended in a pass. Cars that failed and were fixed within the hour count as fails, as DVSA counts them.
Same age and mileage. We group every car by the year it was first used and its mileage (under 30k, 30–60k, 60–90k, 90–120k, over 120k). The comparison figure is what those groups scored, weighted to match the EcoSport's mix of ages and mileages.
Model. Every car DVSA records as a Ford EcoSport: 9 recorded model names, from "ECOSPORT" to trims such as "ECOSPORT ACTIVE".
The full method, including how each report-card dot and year group is decided.