MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2002

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Pass percent:57.78%

(The average a diesel FORD FIESTA year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:101,286 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	9153
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8760
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	7234
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6931
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3357
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2521
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2413
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2382
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1556
Registration plate issues	1516
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1370
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1337
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	953
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	947
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	908
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	892
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	855
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	819
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	803
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	776
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	673
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	617
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	562
Rear brake application uneven	522
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	514
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	509
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	497
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	490
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	445
Rear brake binding	444
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	437
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	435
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	431
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	419
Windscreen has damage	417
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	414
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	409
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	407
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	394
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	387
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	385
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	379
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	364
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	360
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	352
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	341
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	340
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	320
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	316
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	314
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	305
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	296
Front brake application uneven	282
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	278
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	277
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	277
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	274
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	271
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	268
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	261
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	255
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	253
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	252
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	239
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	238
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	224
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	223
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	218
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	215
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	211
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	208
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	205
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	197
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	195
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	190
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	187
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	183
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	180
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	179
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	179
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	177
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	176
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	173
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	173
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	173
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	170
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	168
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	166
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	165
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	164
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	162
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	162
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	161
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	161
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	160
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	160
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	159
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	159
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	158
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	158
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	155
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	155
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	153
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	151
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	151
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	151
Brake hose damaged	145
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	144
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	142
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	140
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	138
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	138
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	138
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	137
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	133
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	131
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	131
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	130

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2002

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