MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FIESTAs year 2004

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Pass percent:65.39%

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

Based on:1,016,277 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	71449
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	70242
Brake pipe excessively corroded	61548
Registration plate lamp issues	37771
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	21918
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	21566
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11066
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10639
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	9308
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9093
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	8768
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	8671
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	8624
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	8451
Registration plate issues	8303
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7092
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6675
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	6502
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5902
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	5870
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5749
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	5198
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	5083
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5065
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	5006
Rear brake binding	4335
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	4091
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	3901
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3865
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3596
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3446
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3374
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	3311
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3295
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	3278
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	3238
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3067
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3015
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2965
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2865
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2818
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	2814
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2763
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2730
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2714
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2584
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2558
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2556
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2433
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2431
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2343
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2305
Windscreen washer not working	2294
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2290
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2198
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	2187
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2178
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	2146
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	2086
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1976
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	1937
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1898
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1887
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1879
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1866
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1855
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1851
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1779
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1722
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1712
Front brake application uneven	1693
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	1692
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1680
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	1641
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1626
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	1620
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1607
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1586
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1572
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1548
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1524
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1493
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1485
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1479
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1454
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1421
Windscreen has damage	1356
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1342
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1276
Front brake excessively fluctuating	1263
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1254
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1233
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1168
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1154
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1146
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	1111
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1106
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1106
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1096
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1092
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1080

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 2004

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