MOT Check for FORD S MAXs

The FORD S MAX makes up 456 of the overall 88,684,066 FORD MOT test results. Select your S MAX model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:437 times
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:598 times
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:801 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Occurs:40 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Occurs:227 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive  Occurs:154 times
Windscreen wiper blade insecure Occurs:75 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush ai Occurs:53 times
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:229 times
Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:130 times
Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:63 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:73 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:2,446 times
Nearside Front Side repeater missing  Occurs:75 times
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:40 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:125 times
Nearside Side repeater missing aii Occurs:101 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play bi Occurs:178 times
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing ai Occurs:83 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:49 times
Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:54 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:87 times
Access panel cannot be secured in the closed position  Occurs:79 times
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Occurs:114 times
Upper Stop lamp not working  Occurs:608 times
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