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

The Ford Fusion records 8.04 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.61 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.57, 95% interval −2.67 to −2.47). It ranks 560 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 Fusion is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 14,217 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Fusion: 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	14,217	3.56
A tyre seriously damaged	10,025	2.51
A tyre cords visible or damaged	4,035	1.01
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	1,183	0.30
Tyre obviously under inflated	857	0.21

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 399,710 (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 Fusion gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.5% of Ford Fusion MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,505 miles later (79,605 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 79,605 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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

What exactly fails on tyres?

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

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