Ford Ranger 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

35.5% of 12,374 MOT tests of the Ford Ranger first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.3 (95% CI 99.3–105.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Ranger built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	35.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	12374
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.3–105.4)	102.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	12374
Rank among this model's 22 build years	18	of 22	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	12374
Tested in 2024	1868	tests	median 106,858 miles	2024	1868

Built 2012 against Ford Ranger normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 32.5% vs 29.8%; age 8: 32% vs 30.9%; age 9: 34.2% vs 34%; age 10: 37% vs 35.3%; age 11: 39.9% vs 38.5%; age 12: 38.1% vs 41%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Ford Ranger fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	2,252	32.5	30.6–34.5	29.8	109.2
8	2,067	32	30.1–34.1	30.9	103.6
9	2,123	34.2	32.3–36.3	34	100.7
10	2,075	37	34.9–39.1	35.3	104.9
11	1,989	39.9	37.8–42.1	38.5	103.7
12	1,868	38.1	35.9–40.3	41	93

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,374 (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 2012 Ford Ranger?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 30.7 items per 100 first tests, against 26 across all build years of the Ford Ranger. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Ranger built 2012 against the Ford Ranger in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	30.7	26	3,805
Suspension	28.9	15.5	3,581
Brakes	15.3	14.8	1,898
Body, chassis, structure	10.7	12.3	1,319
Visibility	8.9	8.8	1,102

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,374 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 22 published build years of the Ford Ranger, 2012 ranks 18 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 102.2. 2013: index 97.9.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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