Ford Fusion reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Ford

Model: Fusion

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 386,439 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

70.4%

Share of this model's 386,439 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£215/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

95,140

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

95,165

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

17.6

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

41,446

41,446 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

386,439

386,439 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

41,446On the road

Insight summary

Ford Fusion is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 41,446 represented vehicles and 0.10% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 70.4% from 386,439 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 48. The current pool shows an average of 95,140 miles and an average age of 17.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 95,165 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are suspension joints, engine warning light and lighting. The practical read is that the Ford Fusion looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	32,497
DIESEL	8,938
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	7
LPG	2
OTHER	2

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	7,436
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	7,180
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	6,777
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	6,151
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	6,110
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	5,893
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	5,886
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	5,772
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	4,861
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	4,860
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,758
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	4,559
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,551
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	4,544
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	4,505
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	4,338
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	4,211
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	3,723
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	3,444
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3,436
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	3,356
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	3,338
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3,329
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	3,132
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	3,040

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 119,190 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

7,436

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

7,180

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

6,777

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

6,151

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

6,110

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

5,893

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

5,886

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

5,772

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

4,861

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

4,860

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

4,758

Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

4,559

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

4,551

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

4,544

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

4,505

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

4,338

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

4,211

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

3,723

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

3,444

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

3,436

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

3,356

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

3,338

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

3,329

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

3,132

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

3,040

Ford Fusion reliability and MOT data