2007 Ford Fiesta — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2007 perform at MOT as they age

19 years

Current Age

54.7%

Latest Pass Rate

1,219,016

Total Tests (All Years)

95,149 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 17

This car: 54.7%

Average: 53.5%

✅ 1.2% above average (9249 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2007 Ford Fiesta as it ages.

2 yrs79.7%

→ ↑0.5%

3 yrs80.2%

→ ↓3.2%

4 yrs77.0%

→ ↓3.5%

5 yrs73.5%

→ ↓3.6%

6 yrs69.9%

→ ↓2.3%

7 yrs67.6%

→ ↓1.4%

8 yrs66.2%

→ ↓1.9%

9 yrs64.3%

→ ↓1.9%

10 yrs62.4%

→ ↓2.8%

11 yrs59.6%

→ ↓1.3%

12 yrs58.3%

→ ↓0.7%

13 yrs57.6%

→ ↓0.5%

14 yrs57.1%

→ ↓1.0%

15 yrs56.1%

→ ↓0.6%

16 yrs55.5%

→ ↓0.8%

17 yrs54.7%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	79.7%	2,333
3 yrs	80.2%	99,469
4 yrs	77.0%	100,618
5 yrs	73.5%	99,984
6 yrs	69.9%	99,906
7 yrs	67.6%	98,968
8 yrs	66.2%	97,643
9 yrs	64.3%	95,792
10 yrs	62.4%	94,211
11 yrs	59.6%	63,645
12 yrs	58.3%	64,708
13 yrs	57.6%	61,623
14 yrs	57.1%	71,789
15 yrs	56.1%	52,744
16 yrs	55.5%	59,070
17 yrs	54.7%	56,513

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2007 Ford Fiesta pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (17 yrs)	54.7%	56,513
2023 (16 yrs)	55.5%	59,070
2022 (15 yrs)	56.1%	52,744
2021 (14 yrs)	57.1%	71,789
2020 (13 yrs)	57.6%	61,623
2019 (12 yrs)	58.3%	64,708
2018 (11 yrs)	59.6%	63,645
2017 (10 yrs)	62.4%	94,211
2016 (9 yrs)	64.3%	95,792
2015 (8 yrs)	66.2%	97,643
2014 (7 yrs)	67.6%	98,968
2013 (6 yrs)	69.9%	99,906
2012 (5 yrs)	73.5%	99,984
2011 (4 yrs)	77%	100,618
2010 (3 yrs)	80.2%	99,469
2009 (2 yrs)	79.7%	2,333

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

79.7%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 2,333Avg Mileage 24,892Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.8%

2010

80.2%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 99,469Avg Mileage 25,744Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.6%

2011

77.0%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 100,618Avg Mileage 33,347Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.2%

2012

73.5%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 99,984Avg Mileage 40,759Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 17.0%

2013

69.9%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 99,906Avg Mileage 47,771Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 32.0%

2014

67.6%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 98,968Avg Mileage 54,618Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 34.6%

2015

66.2%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 97,643Avg Mileage 61,127Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.6%

2016High Fail Rate

64.3%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 95,792Avg Mileage 67,045Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 37.2%

2017High Fail Rate

62.4%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 94,211Avg Mileage 72,623Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 38.0%

2018High Fail Rate

59.6%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 63,645Avg Mileage 77,341Top Failure Brakes — 37.3%

2019High Fail Rate

58.3%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 64,708Avg Mileage 81,786Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 41.9%

2020High Fail Rate

57.6%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 61,623Avg Mileage 84,795Top Failure Brakes — 46.5%

2021High Fail Rate

57.1%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 71,789Avg Mileage 86,932Top Failure Brakes — 50.6%

2022High Fail Rate

56.1%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 52,744Avg Mileage 89,373Top Failure Brakes — 52.0%

2023High Fail Rate

55.5%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 59,070Avg Mileage 91,508Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 56.9%

2024High Fail Rate

54.7%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 56,513Avg Mileage 95,149Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 49.4%

MOT results for 2007 Ford Fiesta by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	2	79.7%	2,333	24,892	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.8%
2010	3	80.2%	99,469	25,744	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.6%
2011	4	77.0%	100,618	33,347	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.2%
2012	5	73.5%	99,984	40,759	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 17.0%
2013	6	69.9%	99,906	47,771	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 32.0%
2014	7	67.6%	98,968	54,618	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 34.6%
2015	8	66.2%	97,643	61,127	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.6%
2016	9	64.3%	95,792	67,045	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 37.2%
2017	10	62.4%	94,211	72,623	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 38.0%
2018	11	59.6%	63,645	77,341	Brakes — 37.3%
2019	12	58.3%	64,708	81,786	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 41.9%
2020	13	57.6%	61,623	84,795	Brakes — 46.5%
2021	14	57.1%	71,789	86,932	Brakes — 50.6%
2022	15	56.1%	52,744	89,373	Brakes — 52.0%
2023	16	55.5%	59,070	91,508	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 56.9%
2024	17	54.7%	56,513	95,149	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 49.4%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2007 Ford Fiesta, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

44.9%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

27.6%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

25.6%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

24.9%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

21.3%

↑ 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
Brakes	2.2% (2 yrs)	46.6% (17 yrs)	+44.4%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	6.7% (2 yrs)	27.4% (17 yrs)	+20.7%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Fiesta cars manufactured in 2007 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 1,219,016 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.