Ford Auto Trail
Registered from 2011 to 2014.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2013 2.2 diesel. 19 of 152 tests failed, 13%.
Better than 84% of 2013 cars. The typical one fails 19%, across 828 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 47% | 9 |
| Brakes | 21% | 4 |
| Tyres and wheels | 16% | 3 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 11% | 2 |
| Visibility | 11% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 5% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A tyre seriously damaged
- 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
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 92% of 2013 cars — 47% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 28%.
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.
- Brakes — 21% of its failures
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyres and wheels — 16% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 11% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 47% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- 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
- Visibility — 11% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 5% of its failures