Does the Ford Ranger fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Ford Ranger records 26.02 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 25.96 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.06, 95% interval −0.08 to +0.20). It ranks 285 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Ranger is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 19,370 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Ranger: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	19,370	3.76
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	13,421	2.61
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	13,008	2.53
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	11,445	2.22
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	10,714	2.08

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 514,983 (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 Ranger gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

33.9% of Ford Ranger MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,606 miles later (7,531 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,531 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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