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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FIESTAs year 2012

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Pass percent:75.16%
(The average a petrol FORD FIESTA year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:817,255 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment23000
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively16510
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10359
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9452
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))9343
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))8158
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))7760
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))7183
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7110
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))6764
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))6679
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))6390
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6192
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6088
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5832
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5671
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))5671
Registration plate lamp issues5556
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5427
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))4872
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))3895
Windscreen washer not working 3513
Registration plate issues2921
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))2919
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))2660
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2569
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2523
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2491
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2294
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2211
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2075
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1998
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1711
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1549
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1403
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1349
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1289
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1236
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1235
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1208
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1198
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1178
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1150
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1139
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1117
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1101
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))1010
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||983
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))971
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))954
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||924
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|920
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||920
Brake pipe excessively corroded888
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))862
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))855
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))845
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))832
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))821
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))804
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))787
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))786
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak755
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))752
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))746
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))746
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))740
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||734
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))732
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))697
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|688
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||668
Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))652
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))639
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||621
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))612

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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