MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FIESTAs year 2008

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Pass percent:63.50%

(The average a diesel FORD FIESTA year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:207,032 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	15410
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	12046
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8445
Registration plate lamp issues	4939
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3019
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2997
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2199
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2068
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1877
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1647
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1625
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1517
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1497
Registration plate issues	1401
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1395
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1384
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1351
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1204
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1200
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1161
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1021
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	1015
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	948
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	911
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	873
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	862
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	861
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	819
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	806
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	804
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	772
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	710
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	681
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	646
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	645
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	644
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	632
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	563
Windscreen washer not working	557
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	555
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	542
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	536
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	535
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	531
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	524
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	518
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	500
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	492
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	491
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	488
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	474
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	474
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	458
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	457
Front brake excessively fluctuating	452
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	437
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	425
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	409
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	398
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	397
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	389
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	386
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	384
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	381
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	370
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	370
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	358
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	357
Windscreen has damage	340
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	340
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	333
Front brake application uneven	331
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	327
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	324
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	319
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	315
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	311
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	302
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	297
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	293
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	285
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	282
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	281
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	278
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	275
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	269
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	269
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e))	266
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	265
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	260
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	256
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	250
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	250
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|6.1.2 \|a\|\|	246
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	245
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	245
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	243
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	242
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	237
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	237
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	236
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	231
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	231
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	230
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	229
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	227
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	227

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 2008

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