Ford EcoSport 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

22.5% of 87,299 MOT tests of the Ford EcoSport first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 110.9 (95% CI 109.4–112.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Ford EcoSport fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford EcoSport built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	22.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	87299
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 109.4–112.5)	110.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	87299
Rank among this model's 7 build years	6	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	87299
Tested in 2024	14215	tests	median 50,806 miles	2024	14215

Built 2016 against Ford EcoSport normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 16.2% vs 13.3%; age 4: 19.2% vs 15%; age 5: 21.2% vs 18.3%; age 6: 23.4% vs 21.2%; age 7: 25.7% vs 25.6%; age 8: 29.6% vs 28.6%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Ford EcoSport by registration · All Ford EcoSport MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Ford EcoSport fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford EcoSport built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	15,173	16.2	15.7–16.8	13.3	121.7
4	14,368	19.2	18.6–19.9	15	128.1
5	14,602	21.2	20.5–21.9	18.3	115.5
6	14,561	23.4	22.7–24.1	21.2	110.5
7	14,380	25.7	25–26.5	25.6	100.4
8	14,215	29.6	28.8–30.3	28.6	103.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 87,299 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Ford EcoSport?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 7.9 items per 100 first tests, against 6.3 across all build years of the Ford EcoSport. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford EcoSport built 2016 against the Ford EcoSport in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7.9	6.3	6,895
Brakes	7.1	5.8	6,228
Tyres	6.3	5.5	5,458
Visibility	6.1	4.7	5,354
Suspension	2.8	2.1	2,459

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 87,299 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Ford EcoSport, 2016 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 109.3. 2017: index 111.5.

Ford EcoSport build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2014	105.3	102.2–108.4	worse	15,607
2015	109.3	107.6–110.9	worse	63,822
2016	110.9	109.4–112.5	worse	87,299
2017	111.5	109.7–113.4	worse	70,851
2018	81.4	80.0–82.9	better	90,443
2019	90.0	88.2–91.8	better	75,553
2020	104.0	99.9–108.1	no different	18,391

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 421,966 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford EcoSport 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-ecosport/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Ford EcoSport 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2016 Ford EcoSport fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2016 Ford EcoSport?

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

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