Does the Ford Mustang Mach-E fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Ford Mustang Mach-E records 1.06 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.88 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.82, 95% interval −1.32 to −0.33). It ranks 326 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Ford Mustang Mach-E by registration

No single lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wording reaches 30 items on the Ford Mustang Mach-E; the failures are spread across several.