2002 Ford Fiesta — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2002 perform at MOT as they age

24 years

Current Age

54.3%

Latest Pass Rate

767,306

Total Tests (All Years)

86,649 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Insufficient data for same-age comparison.

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2002 Ford Fiesta as it ages.

7 yrs63.7%

→ ↓3.1%

8 yrs60.6%

→ ↓3.0%

9 yrs57.6%

→ ↓2.7%

10 yrs54.9%

→ ↓3.1%

11 yrs51.8%

→ ↓1.4%

12 yrs50.4%

→ ↓0.4%

13 yrs50.0%

→ ↑0.1%

14 yrs50.1%

→ ↓0.1%

15 yrs50.0%

→ ↑0.1%

16 yrs50.1%

→ ↑1.2%

17 yrs51.3%

→ ↑1.0%

18 yrs52.3%

→ ↑0.9%

19 yrs53.2%

→ ↑1.5%

20 yrs54.7%

→ ↑1.0%

21 yrs55.7%

→ ↓1.4%

22 yrs54.3%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
7 yrs	63.7%	88,751
8 yrs	60.6%	86,025
9 yrs	57.6%	86,442
10 yrs	54.9%	83,721
11 yrs	51.8%	79,873
12 yrs	50.4%	74,059
13 yrs	50.0%	66,247
14 yrs	50.1%	56,611
15 yrs	50.0%	45,445
16 yrs	50.1%	24,417
17 yrs	51.3%	19,887
18 yrs	52.3%	15,212
19 yrs	53.2%	14,464
20 yrs	54.7%	9,408
21 yrs	55.7%	9,255
22 yrs	54.3%	7,489

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2002 Ford Fiesta pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (22 yrs)	54.3%	7,489
2023 (21 yrs)	55.7%	9,255
2022 (20 yrs)	54.7%	9,408
2021 (19 yrs)	53.2%	14,464
2020 (18 yrs)	52.3%	15,212
2019 (17 yrs)	51.3%	19,887
2018 (16 yrs)	50.1%	24,417
2017 (15 yrs)	50%	45,445
2016 (14 yrs)	50.1%	56,611
2015 (13 yrs)	50%	66,247
2014 (12 yrs)	50.4%	74,059
2013 (11 yrs)	51.8%	79,873
2012 (10 yrs)	54.9%	83,721
2011 (9 yrs)	57.6%	86,442
2010 (8 yrs)	60.6%	86,025
2009 (7 yrs)	63.7%	88,751

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009High Fail Rate

63.7%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 88,751Avg Mileage 52,381Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 18.7%

2010High Fail Rate

60.6%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 86,025Avg Mileage 58,519Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.4%

2011High Fail Rate

57.6%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 86,442Avg Mileage 64,256Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.1%

2012High Fail Rate

54.9%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 83,721Avg Mileage 69,454Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 23.5%

2013High Fail Rate

51.8%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 79,873Avg Mileage 74,132Top Failure Brakes — 58.3%

2014High Fail Rate

50.4%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 74,059Avg Mileage 78,198Top Failure Brakes — 64.5%

2015High Fail Rate

50.0%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 66,247Avg Mileage 81,623Top Failure Brakes — 63.7%

2016High Fail Rate

50.1%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 56,611Avg Mileage 84,355Top Failure Suspension — 63.5%

2017High Fail Rate

50.0%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 45,445Avg Mileage 85,650Top Failure Brakes — 63.2%

2018High Fail Rate

50.1%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 24,417Avg Mileage 86,686Top Failure Brakes — 64.3%

2019High Fail Rate

51.3%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 19,887Avg Mileage 86,770Top Failure Brakes — 65.2%

2020High Fail Rate

52.3%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 15,212Avg Mileage 86,220Top Failure Brakes — 62.1%

2021High Fail Rate

53.2%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 14,464Avg Mileage 85,712Top Failure Suspension — 65.4%

2022High Fail Rate

54.7%

Age (yrs) 20Tests 9,408Avg Mileage 85,711Top Failure Suspension — 66.4%

2023High Fail Rate

55.7%

Age (yrs) 21Tests 9,255Avg Mileage 86,107Top Failure Suspension — 65.3%

2024High Fail Rate

54.3%

Age (yrs) 22Tests 7,489Avg Mileage 86,649Top Failure Suspension — 56.8%

MOT results for 2002 Ford Fiesta by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	7	63.7%	88,751	52,381	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 18.7%
2010	8	60.6%	86,025	58,519	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.4%
2011	9	57.6%	86,442	64,256	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.1%
2012	10	54.9%	83,721	69,454	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 23.5%
2013	11	51.8%	79,873	74,132	Brakes — 58.3%
2014	12	50.4%	74,059	78,198	Brakes — 64.5%
2015	13	50.0%	66,247	81,623	Brakes — 63.7%
2016	14	50.1%	56,611	84,355	Suspension — 63.5%
2017	15	50.0%	45,445	85,650	Brakes — 63.2%
2018	16	50.1%	24,417	86,686	Brakes — 64.3%
2019	17	51.3%	19,887	86,770	Brakes — 65.2%
2020	18	52.3%	15,212	86,220	Brakes — 62.1%
2021	19	53.2%	14,464	85,712	Suspension — 65.4%
2022	20	54.7%	9,408	85,711	Suspension — 66.4%
2023	21	55.7%	9,255	86,107	Suspension — 65.3%
2024	22	54.3%	7,489	86,649	Suspension — 56.8%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2002 Ford Fiesta, with age trends.

Brakes

51.0%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

50.6%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

35.3%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

30.9%

↓ Decreases with age

Tyres

26.0%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Suspension	12.1% (7 yrs)	56.8% (22 yrs)	+44.7%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	13.7% (7 yrs)	50.9% (22 yrs)	+37.2%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	12.1% (7 yrs)	28.4% (22 yrs)	+16.3%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Fiesta cars manufactured in 2002 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 767,306 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.