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Ford Auto trail

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 3 years from 454 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

87%

Total Tests

454

Best Year

2014 (90%)

Years Covered

3

How reliable is the Ford Auto trail?

vs national average+5% (82% avg)
vs Ford brand average+2% (85% avg)
Best to worst year spread6 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Ford Auto trail by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201490%15528,200 mi
201388%16530,011 mi
201284%13433,930 mi

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About the Ford Auto trail

The Ford Auto trail has been tested 454 times in 2024 MOT data across 3 model years (2012 to 2014), with an average pass rate of 87%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2014 model is the most reliable with a 90% pass rate from 155 tests. The 2012 model has the lowest at 84%. The 6 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer FORD AUTO TRAILs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2012) averages 33,930 miles, while the newest (2014) averages 28,200 miles.

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