Ford EcoSport 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

20.1% of 70,851 MOT tests of the Ford EcoSport first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.5 (95% CI 109.7–113.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2017 Ford EcoSport fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford EcoSport built in 2017 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	20.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	70851
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 109.7–113.4)	111.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	70851
Rank among this model's 7 build years	7	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	70851
Tested in 2024	13301	tests	median 43,771 miles	2024	13301

Built 2017 against Ford EcoSport normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12.3% vs 12.4%; age 4: 17.8% vs 14.9%; age 5: 21.6% vs 17.8%; age 6: 23.9% vs 21.3%; age 7: 27.2% vs 25.5%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2017 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 2017 Ford EcoSport fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 2017: 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	16,961	12.3	11.8–12.8	12.4	99.2
4	13,565	17.8	17.2–18.4	14.9	119.6
5	13,564	21.6	20.9–22.3	17.8	121.4
6	13,460	23.9	23.2–24.7	21.3	112.4
7	13,301	27.2	26.4–27.9	25.5	106.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,851 (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 2017 Ford EcoSport?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 6.7 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 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford EcoSport built 2017 against the Ford EcoSport in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2017, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6.7	6.3	4,807
Brakes	6.1	5.8	4,356
Visibility	5.6	4.7	4,036
Tyres	4.7	5.5	3,398
Body, chassis, structure	2.4	1.5	1,695

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 71,600 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Ford EcoSport, 2017 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2016: index 110.9. 2018: index 81.4.

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 2017 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/2017/

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 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2017 Ford EcoSport fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2017 Ford EcoSport?

How does 2017 compare with the years around it?

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