Ford Edge 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

14.6% of 6,730 MOT tests of the Ford Edge first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 114.3 (95% CI 107.2–121.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Ford Edge fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Edge built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	14.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6730
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 107.2–121.5)	114.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6730
Rank among this model's 4 build years	4	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6730
Tested in 2024	1663	tests	median 50,725 miles	2024	1663

Built 2018 against Ford Edge normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.6% vs 11.4%; age 4: 12.8% vs 11.5%; age 5: 16.3% vs 14%; age 6: 15.8% vs 14.2%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Ford Edge by registration · All Ford Edge 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 2018 Ford Edge fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 Edge built 2018: 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	1,748	13.6	12–15.2	11.4	119.2
4	1,659	12.8	11.3–14.5	11.5	110.7
5	1,660	16.3	14.6–18.1	14	115.9
6	1,663	15.8	14.1–17.6	14.2	111.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,730 (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 2018 Ford Edge?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is tyres: 6 items per 100 first tests, against 5.4 across all build years of the Ford Edge. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Edge built 2018 against the Ford Edge in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	6	5.4	413
Brakes	4.4	4.4	298
Visibility	4.3	4.5	295
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4.3	3.8	293
Suspension	0.7	1	51

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,844 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Ford Edge, 2018 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 98.4. 2019: index 98.9.

Ford Edge build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2016	100.9	96.4–105.4	no different	13,791
2017	98.4	94.7–102.2	no different	20,620
2018	114.3	107.2–121.5	worse	6,730
2019	98.9	88.6–109.1	no different (rough estimate)	2,986

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,127 (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 Edge 2018 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-edge/2018/

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.

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