Ford Granada common problems and MOT failures
What goes wrong on a used Ford Granada, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 755 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.
The 1988 Ford Granada
Our MOT figures start with cars first registered in 1990. There are no known faults on record for this year in the UK buying guides we use, so the rest of this page covers the Ford Granada as a whole.
What to check on a 1988 car
- MOT history
Check the reg below: its MOT history shows what has been failed or advised, and whether the mileage adds up.
- Service history
Look for regular servicing and receipts for big jobs like a cambelt or clutch.
- Finance and write-offs
MOT records don’t show outstanding finance or insurance write-offs. A history check does.
- Test drive
Listen for knocks over bumps, check every warning light goes out, and make sure the gears and brakes feel right.
Other years
Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).
199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972
What usually goes wrong with a Ford Granada?
We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Ford Granada in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.
Ford Granada MOT pass rate by year
Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.
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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score