MOT performance
Ford Escort: seat belts and airbags MOT failures
2.5% of 20,696 MOT tests on the Ford Escort in 2023–2024 failed on seat belts and airbags, against 1.0% for all cars. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, Ford Escorts failed on seat belts and airbags 27% more often than comparable cars, from 508 tests with a seat belts and airbags failure.
20,696 MOT tests on 13,033 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Tests failed on seat belts and airbags | 2.5% | 508 of 20,696 tests |
| All cars | 1.0% | n = 65,477,892 |
| vs similar cars | +27% | same age, mileage and fuel |
Seat belts and airbags items that fail most
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced | Seat belts and airbags | 1.82% |
By registration year
| Registered | Tests | Failed on it | vs similar cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 656 | 5.9% | +92% |
| 2001 | 850 | 4.4% | +43% |
| 2000 | 983 | 6.2% | +115% |
| 1999 | 462 | 7.1% | +215% |
| 1998 | 914 | 3.8% | +92% |
| 1997 | 1,174 | 5.4% | +192% |
| 1996 | 1,228 | 3.8% | +112% |
| 1995 | 904 | 4.0% | +126% |
| 1994 | 705 | 3.7% | +102% |
| 1993 | 711 | 1.5% | -13% |
| 1992 | 563 | 1.6% | -10% |
| 1991 | 544 | 2.0% | +12% |
| 1990 | 1,832 | 1.4% | -22% |
| 1989 | 1,782 | 1.6% | -5% |
| 1988 | 1,116 | 1.1% | -38% |
| 1987 | 657 | 1.7% | -2% |
| 1986 | 531 | 0.8% | -57% |
| 1985 | 871 | 0.8% | -54% |
| 1983 | 350 | 0.9% | -51% |
What this does and doesn't tell you
A higher failure rate on seat belts and airbags can reflect the design, typical use or how often owners replace parts before the MOT. It doesn't tell you about any one car: a specific Ford Escort's MOT history does. See MOT check.
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.