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Ford Fusion 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

33.1% of 36,733 MOT tests of the Ford Fusion first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.6 (95% CI 96.9–100.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2010 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Fusion built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time33.1%all ages tested2019–202436733
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.9–100.4)98.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202436733
Rank among this model's 11 build years5of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202436733
Tested in 20245646testsmedian 70,900 miles20245646
line · Ford Fusion built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 29.4% vs model normal 30.4% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Ford Fusion normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 29.4% vs 30.4%; age 10: 31.2% vs 30.2%; age 11: 32% vs 32.4%; age 12: 33.3% vs 33.9%; age 13: 36.3% vs 36.8%; age 14: 37% vs 38.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 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 2010 Ford Fusion fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 2010: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
96,52629.428.3–30.630.496.8
106,27031.230.1–32.430.2103.4
116,1943230.8–33.132.498.7
126,10133.332.1–34.533.998.2
135,99636.335–37.536.898.4
145,6463735.8–38.338.396.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,733 (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 2010 Ford Fusion?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 20.9 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 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Fusion built 2010 against the Ford Fusion in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.935.27,692
Brakes1419.25,157
Suspension10.622.33,897
Visibility8.210.63,006
Tyres6.582,372

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,733 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Ford Fusion, 2010 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 97.2. 2011: index 89.2.

Ford Fusion build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2002105.1101.1–109.1worse5,469
2003102.9101.4–104.3worse38,800
200499.698.1–101.0no different39,170
200599.297.7–100.7no different39,174
2006105.0103.6–106.3worse51,908
2007100.298.9–101.5no different54,265
200897.195.8–98.5better56,019
200997.295.9–98.6better56,533
201098.696.9–100.4no different36,733
201189.286.5–91.8better15,861
201288.883.8–93.8better4,996

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 2010 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/2010/

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.

Other pages for this model

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