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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD C-MAXs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:65.96%
(The average a diesel FORD C-MAX year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:78,646 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4466
Registration plate lamp issues1453
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1396
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|896
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|816
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|745
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))704
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))694
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))667
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))581
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|555
Registration plate issues482
Windscreen washer not working 431
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))401
Brakes imbalanced across an axle363
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|356
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|344
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|327
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|315
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|314
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|312
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))311
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||306
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|301
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))290
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened288
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|288
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|262
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|259
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))256
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|255
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))255
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))248
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))244
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|244
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))237
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))235
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))234
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||230
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))227
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|214
Headlamp aim out of alignment208
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))205
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))203
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))200
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|198
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort195
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))193
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))192
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|191
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))187
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))186
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))179
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||178
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))172
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened166
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))161
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||161
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))157
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|153
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault150
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|150
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))148
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|147
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))140
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak139
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|136
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))136
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))133
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|132
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))129
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))126
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))124
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))123
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))122
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||122
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))120
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|119
Rear brake binding118
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))117
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|112
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|112
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))112
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))112
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|111
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||110
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|110
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))109
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||109
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))108
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))107
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))106
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|103
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak102
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))101
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|100
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))98
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||96
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|95
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|95
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|94
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))94
Front brake excessively fluctuating93
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak92
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||92
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))91
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak90
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))89
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|89
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|88
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))87
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))87
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))86
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))85
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|83

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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