Ford Ranger 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

47.3% of 16,808 MOT tests of the Ford Ranger first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.0 (95% CI 99.8–104.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Ranger built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	47.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	16808
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.8–104.2)	102.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	16808
Rank among this model's 22 build years	16	of 22	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	16808
Tested in 2024	1725	tests	median 126,318 miles	2024	1725

Built 2004 against Ford Ranger normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 48.8% vs 49.8%; age 16: 47.4% vs 46.1%; age 17: 47.2% vs 46.3%; age 18: 47% vs 45.4%; age 19: 46.9% vs 44.9%; age 20: 45.1% vs 42.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Ford Ranger by registration · All Ford Ranger 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 2004 Ford Ranger fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 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 Ranger built 2004: 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)
15	3,927	48.8	47.2–50.3	49.8	98
16	3,232	47.4	45.7–49.1	46.1	102.8
17	3,083	47.2	45.4–49	46.3	102
18	2,669	47	45.1–48.9	45.4	103.6
19	2,172	46.9	44.8–49	44.9	104.4
20	1,725	45.1	42.8–47.5	42.8	105.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,808 (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 2004 Ford Ranger?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 54.5 items per 100 first tests, against 26 across all build years of the Ford Ranger. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Ranger built 2004 against the Ford Ranger in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	54.5	26	9,167
Body, chassis, structure	46.1	12.3	7,751
Brakes	35	14.8	5,880
Suspension	29.1	15.5	4,899
Visibility	17.7	8.8	2,982

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,808 (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 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 22 published build years of the Ford Ranger, 2004 ranks 16 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 100.1. 2005: index 99.4.

Ford Ranger build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1999	97.5	88.3–106.6	no different (rough estimate)	988
2000	98.3	93.0–103.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,952
2001	100.4	96.1–104.7	no different	4,640
2002	99.1	95.6–102.5	no different	7,021
2003	100.1	97.2–103.0	no different	9,803
2004	102.0	99.8–104.2	no different	16,808
2005	99.4	97.3–101.5	no different	18,347
2006	101.8	99.8–103.8	no different	21,352
2007	99.3	97.4–101.2	no different	24,209
2008	96.1	93.9–98.4	better	16,680
2009	100.7	98.4–103.0	no different	17,559
2010	102.6	99.5–105.7	no different	10,115
2011	102.2	99.1–105.3	no different	10,940
2012	102.3	99.3–105.4	no different	12,374
2013	97.9	95.4–100.4	no different	18,740
2014	101.4	99.1–103.7	no different	24,875
2015	108.9	106.8–110.9	worse	38,058
2016	94.9	93.3–96.5	better	62,835
2017	96.3	94.5–98.0	better	56,306
2018	100.0	98.2–101.9	no different	55,320
2019	103.4	101.1–105.6	worse	42,226
2020	110.8	107.5–114.2	worse	22,281

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 494,429 (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 Ranger 2004 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-ranger/2004/

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.

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