Ford Fusion 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

48.2% of 5,469 MOT tests of the Ford Fusion first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.1 (95% CI 101.1–109.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 Ford Fusion fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Fusion built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5469
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.1–109.1)	105.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5469
Rank among this model's 11 build years	11	of 11	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5469
Tested in 2024	521	tests	median 95,573 miles	2024	521

Built 2002 against Ford Fusion normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 49.5% vs 48.6%; age 18: 48% vs 45.7%; age 19: 51.3% vs 45.7%; age 20: 46.9% vs 43.8%; age 21: 45.1% vs 44.5%; age 22: 44.7% vs 43.2%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Ford Fusion by registration · All Ford Fusion 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 2002 Ford Fusion fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 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 Fusion built 2002: 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)
17	1,471	49.5	46.9–52	48.6	101.8
18	1,146	48	45.1–50.9	45.7	104.9
19	929	51.3	48.1–54.5	45.7	112.5
20	761	46.9	43.4–50.5	43.8	107
21	641	45.1	41.3–49	44.5	101.4
22	521	44.7	40.5–49	43.2	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,469 (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 2002 Ford Fusion?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 58.2 items per 100 first tests, against 35.2 across all build years of the Ford Fusion. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Fusion built 2002 against the Ford Fusion in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	58.2	35.2	3,184
Suspension	34.1	22.3	1,864
Brakes	27.7	19.2	1,513
Noise, emissions and leaks	14.8	6.1	808
Visibility	14.2	10.6	779

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,469 (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 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Ford Fusion, 2002 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 102.9.

Ford Fusion build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2002	105.1	101.1–109.1	worse	5,469
2003	102.9	101.4–104.3	worse	38,800
2004	99.6	98.1–101.0	no different	39,170
2005	99.2	97.7–100.7	no different	39,174
2006	105.0	103.6–106.3	worse	51,908
2007	100.2	98.9–101.5	no different	54,265
2008	97.1	95.8–98.5	better	56,019
2009	97.2	95.9–98.6	better	56,533
2010	98.6	96.9–100.4	no different	36,733
2011	89.2	86.5–91.8	better	15,861
2012	88.8	83.8–93.8	better	4,996

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 398,928 (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 Fusion 2002 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-fusion/2002/

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 Fusion 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2002 Ford Fusion fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2002 Ford Fusion?

How does 2002 compare with the years around it?

How to cite this page

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