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1986 Ford Unclassified — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 1986 perform at MOT as they age

40 years
Current Age
58.5%
Latest Pass Rate
84
Total Tests (All Years)
78,505 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 1986 Ford Unclassified as it ages.

At 23 years: 58.1% pass rate · At 24 years: 58.5% pass rate

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 23 to 24 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
23 yrs58.1%43
24 yrs58.5%41

Pass Rate Trend

How the 1986 Ford Unclassified pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows stable over 2 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2010 (24 yrs)58.5%41
2009 (23 yrs)58.1%43

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009High Fail Rate
58.1%
Age (yrs) 23Tests 43Avg Mileage 72,435Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 23.3%
2010High Fail Rate
58.5%
Age (yrs) 24Tests 41Avg Mileage 78,505Top Failure Brakes — 29.3%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 1986 Ford Unclassified, with age trends.

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
23.9%
— Consistent
Brakes
20.5%
↑ Increases with age
Suspension
19.2%
↑ Increases with age
Driver's View of the Road
12.2%
— Consistent
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
11.9%
↓ Decreases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Brakes11.6% (23 yrs)29.3% (24 yrs)
+17.7%
🔴 ↑
Suspension14.0% (23 yrs)24.4% (24 yrs)
+10.4%
🔴 ↑
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions14.0% (23 yrs)9.8% (24 yrs)
-4.2%
🟢 ↓
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment23.3% (23 yrs)24.4% (24 yrs)
+1.1%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Unclassified cars manufactured in 1986 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2010, covering 84 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.

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