Does the Ford Edge fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Ford Edge records 5.37 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.96 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.59, 95% interval −1.84 to −1.35). It ranks 472 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Edge is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,316 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Edge: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,316	2.95
A tyre seriously damaged	548	1.23
A tyre cords visible or damaged	264	0.59
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	153	0.34
A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction	36	0.08

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,660 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Ford Edge gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

5.3% of Ford Edge MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,520 miles later (7,050 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,050 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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