MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2005

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Pass percent:61.63%

(The average a diesel FORD FIESTA year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:136,824 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10715
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	9257
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8724
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3011
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2860
Registration plate lamp issues	2566
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2160
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1719
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1705
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1475
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1442
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1432
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1425
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1361
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1361
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1323
Registration plate issues	1272
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1143
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1059
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1058
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1047
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	788
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	770
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	770
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	769
Rear brake binding	747
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	741
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	603
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	593
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	593
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	574
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	546
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	541
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	510
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	509
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	501
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	495
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	492
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	486
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	476
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	472
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	466
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	425
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	419
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	417
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	409
Windscreen has damage	384
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	382
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	381
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	371
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	362
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	356
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	348
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	335
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	334
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	330
Windscreen washer not working	328
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	323
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	312
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	308
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	300
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	287
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	284
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	273
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	270
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	259
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	256
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	252
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	251
Front brake application uneven	249
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	248
Front brake excessively fluctuating	242
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	231
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	230
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	228
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	226
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	225
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	224
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	223
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	220
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	217
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	214
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	213
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	209
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	207
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	205
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	203
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	203
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	200
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	197
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	191
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	187
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	187
Rear brake application uneven	186
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	186
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	181
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	178
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	173
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	172
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	171
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	170
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete \|3.3.A.1b\|	167
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	163
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	161
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	160
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	160
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	159

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 2005

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