MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FOCUSs year 2003

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Pass percent:59.95%

(The average a diesel FORD FOCUS year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:306,514 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	22347
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	17956
Brake pipe excessively corroded	16629
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16024
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	10094
Registration plate lamp issues	7300
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5670
Registration plate issues	5160
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4704
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4696
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4342
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3892
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3828
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3677
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3659
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3375
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	3374
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3331
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3257
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2973
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2930
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2373
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2149
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2131
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1909
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1812
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1792
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1768
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1673
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1610
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1522
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1515
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1347
Windscreen has damage	1321
Rear brake binding	1305
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1240
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1185
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1159
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1121
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1103
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1088
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1079
Front brake application uneven	1009
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1001
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	942
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	876
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	854
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	805
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	772
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	762
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	751
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	747
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	744
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	741
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	727
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	719
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	717
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	682
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	680
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	675
Rear brake application uneven	657
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	651
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	637
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	627
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	612
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	609
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	593
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	585
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	580
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	574
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	535
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	532
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	527
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	517
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	512
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	509
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	503
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	500
Front brake excessively fluctuating	491
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	488
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	483
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	470
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	468
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	463
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	461
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	461
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	439
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	411
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	384
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	382
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	380
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	373
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	370

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 2003

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