MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FOCUSs year 2002

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Pass percent:58.48%

(The average a diesel FORD FOCUS year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:312,286 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	22318
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	17988
Brake pipe excessively corroded	17896
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16159
Registration plate lamp issues	11610
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	10185
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7478
Registration plate issues	6297
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6097
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	5276
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5168
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4958
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4913
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4165
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	3934
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	3795
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3400
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3168
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	3054
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2998
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2890
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2817
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2761
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2667
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2308
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2126
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2000
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1909
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1869
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1609
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1594
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1560
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1508
Windscreen has damage	1469
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1459
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1348
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1331
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1310
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1305
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1292
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1253
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1194
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1100
Rear brake binding	1057
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1019
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	968
Front brake application uneven	957
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	954
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	934
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	928
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	912
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	898
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	867
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	835
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	805
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	784
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	781
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	776
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	750
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	748
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	738
Rear brake application uneven	709
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	670
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	670
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	664
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	657
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	621
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	617
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	611
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	601
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	600
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	597
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	595
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	584
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	555
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	552
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	533
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	532
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	531
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	528
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	524
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	510
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	506
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	506
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	503
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	494
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	488
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	484
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	475
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	469
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	459
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	458
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	453
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	449
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	439
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	435
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	433
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	423
Front brake excessively fluctuating	421
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	418
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	415
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	411
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	407
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	405
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	403
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	397

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 FOCUSs year 2002

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