MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FIESTAs year 2009

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Pass percent:69.25%

(The average a petrol FORD FIESTA year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:1,081,608 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	37809
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	23832
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11516
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11388
Registration plate lamp issues	11373
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10932
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	10498
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10458
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	9803
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	9600
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9014
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	8655
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7352
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7289
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7093
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6697
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6469
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6315
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	6019
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	5583
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5474
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	5452
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5426
Windscreen washer not working	5315
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	5263
Registration plate issues	5122
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	5096
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	4932
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	4805
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	4704
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4582
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	4506
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	4094
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	3721
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3718
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	3614
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	3380
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	3292
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3009
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2943
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	2897
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2896
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2888
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	2867
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2721
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2612
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	2422
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2328
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2306
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2296
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2222
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2186
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2139
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2089
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2052
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2018
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1998
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1996
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1996
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1970
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	1957
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1856
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1786
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1763
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1724
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1679
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1676
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1669
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	1659
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1570
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	1545
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1441
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1422
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1418
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	1414
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1398
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1378
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1360
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1355
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1350
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1337
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1309
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1295
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1280
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1248
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1239
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1230
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	1224
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1223
Front brake excessively fluctuating	1195
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	1171
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1154
Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1141
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1121
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1113
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	1102
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1084
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1076
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1050
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1045
Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1026
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1004

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 2009

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