MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2004

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Pass percent:60.71%

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

Based on:138,336 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	11771
Brake pipe excessively corroded	10676
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	9333
Registration plate lamp issues	7309
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	1840
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	1404
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	1101
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	815
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	673
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
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	470
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	448
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	439
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	435
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	426
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	409
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
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	399
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	376
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	370
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	366
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 Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Windscreen washer not working	320
Front brake application uneven	320
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	314
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	308
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	304
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	294
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
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	267
Rear brake application uneven	262
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	260
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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	253
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	252
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	251
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	242
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
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	224
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	213
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	212
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	210
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	209
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	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
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	191
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	184
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	173
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	173
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	171
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	170
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
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	164
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	164
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	164

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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