MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FIESTAs year 2003

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Pass percent:65.30%

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

Based on:1,092,608 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	85452
Headlamp aim out of alignment	75544
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	74144
Registration plate lamp issues	53405
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27967
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27697
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	22083
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	18587
Registration plate issues	12137
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	11293
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11061
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11037
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10201
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	9442
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8532
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8306
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7420
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5575
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5392
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4897
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	4795
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	4465
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	4460
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	4196
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	4191
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	4132
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3925
Rear brake binding	3916
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3740
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	3556
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3268
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3240
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	3120
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	3026
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2986
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2896
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2837
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2760
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2716
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	2711
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2593
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2456
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	2431
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	2430
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2414
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2406
Windscreen washer not working	2361
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	2353
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2187
Rear brake application uneven	2172
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2172
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2149
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2130
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2113
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2065
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	2055
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2050
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	2045
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2042
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	2015
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1978
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1876
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1840
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1787
Front brake application uneven	1722
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1669
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1659
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1638
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1599
Windscreen has damage	1575
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1573
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1540
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1520
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1466
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1463
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1450
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	1441
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1439
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	1405
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1393
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1360
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1359
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1336
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1306
Front brake excessively fluctuating	1285
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1264
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1258
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	1233
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	1227
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1226
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1213
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1166
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1165
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1155
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1149
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	1146
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	1140
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1138

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 petrol FORD FIESTAs year 2003

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