MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2003

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Pass percent:60.51%

(The average a diesel FORD FIESTA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:142,628 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	13874
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11525
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	9657
Registration plate lamp issues	8011
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3840
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3761
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3667
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2148
Registration plate issues	1926
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1830
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1711
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1536
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1532
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1525
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1483
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1461
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1443
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1230
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1034
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1026
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	959
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	919
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	863
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	848
Rear brake binding	833
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	722
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	711
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	705
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	674
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	598
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	597
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	543
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	538
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	534
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	526
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	519
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	489
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	486
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	480
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	467
Rear brake application uneven	461
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	460
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	442
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	428
Windscreen has damage	387
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	371
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	367
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	356
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	338
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	328
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	324
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	322
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	314
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	306
Front brake application uneven	295
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	294
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	294
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	283
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	281
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	280
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	279
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	277
Windscreen washer not working	273
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	262
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	260
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	260
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	258
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	256
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	254
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	254
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	247
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	246
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	246
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	242
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	239
Front brake excessively fluctuating	236
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	231
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	230
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	225
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	211
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	210
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	205
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	201
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	201
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	197
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	194
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	192
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	189
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	183
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	182
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	180
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	180
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	180
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	175
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	172

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 2003

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