Ford Allied
Registered from 2017 to 2021.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 2.0 diesel. 162 of 1,324 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 18% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 34% | 55 |
| Tyres and wheels | 29% | 47 |
| Brakes | 22% | 36 |
| Lights and electrics | 21% | 34 |
| Suspension | 13% | 21 |
| Body and structure | 12% | 20 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 94% of 2019 cars — 12% of its 162 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 2%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 29% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 22% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Suspension — 13% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 21% of its failures
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Visibility — 34% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 12% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 28% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 7% | 5% | 433 | |
| 20–40k miles | 14% | 9% | 480 | |
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 12% | 194 | |
| 60–80k miles | 24% | 14% | 59 | |
| 80–100k miles | 17% | 14% | 75 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 16% | 36 |
1,277 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0 diesel · 2367 kg · 2933 mm wheelbase · 8.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 2.0 diesel · 2246 kg · 2933 mm wheelbase · 8.8 L/100km (WLTP) |