MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2004

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Pass percent:61.02%

(The average a diesel FORD FIESTA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:134,412 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11504
Brake pipe excessively corroded	10198
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	9091
Registration plate lamp issues	7253
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3157
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2942
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2380
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1744
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1619
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1603
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1596
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1550
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1456
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1437
Registration plate issues	1378
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1354
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1301
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1287
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1284
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1125
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1102
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1025
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1012
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	999
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	923
Rear brake binding	884
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	828
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	799
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	755
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	708
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	706
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	591
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	562
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	512
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	511
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	504
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	499
Windscreen has damage	486
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	484
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	482
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	477
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	439
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	405
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	404
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	399
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	376
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	370
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	370
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	369
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	366
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	363
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	359
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	356
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	341
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	340
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	339
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	339
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	332
Front brake application uneven	320
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	315
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	314
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	308
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	293
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	283
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	270
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	268
Windscreen washer not working	264
Rear brake application uneven	262
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	260
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	259
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	252
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	242
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	237
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	234
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	229
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	229
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	224
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	224
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	222
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	213
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	210
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	209
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	209
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	205
Front brake excessively fluctuating	205
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	205
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	202
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	196
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	195
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	192
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	191
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	171
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	171
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	167
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	167
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	165
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	164
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	161
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	160
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	160

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 2004

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