Ford Freedom
Registered from 2016 to 2020.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 1.5 diesel. 73 of 608 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 48% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 45% | 33 |
| Brakes | 30% | 22 |
| Lights and electrics | 22% | 16 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 18% | 13 |
| Visibility | 18% | 13 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 11% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit
Where it stands out against its peers
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 95% of 2017 cars — 11% of its 73 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 1%.
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 — 45% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 30% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 18% of its failures
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit
- Lights and electrics — 22% of its failures
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Seat belts and airbags — 11% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 15% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 5% | 6% | 148 | |
| 20–40k miles | 6% | 10% | 176 | |
| 40–60k miles | 19% | 13% | 118 | |
| 60–80k miles | 20% | 15% | 55 | |
| 80–100k miles | 15% | 16% | 34 |
531 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 | 1.5 diesel · 1672 kg · 3062 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.5 diesel · 1598 kg · 3062 mm wheelbase · 4.9 L/100km (NEDC) |