MOT Check for FORD S-MAXs

The FORD S-MAX makes up 947,168 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:
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:60 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:54 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:355 times
Parking brake lever inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) Occurs:61 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,064 times
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Occurs:75 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Occurs:136 times
Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:63 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:624 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:46 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:45 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:90 times
Reversing lamp inoperative a Occurs:47 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:584 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:93 times
Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:100 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:136 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:717 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Occurs:45 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:2,698 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp insecure  Occurs:39 times
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:121 times
Offside Headlamp insecure  Occurs:622 times
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) Occurs:42 times
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Occurs:55 times
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