MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FOCUSs year 2004

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Pass percent:58.94%

(The average a diesel FORD FOCUS year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:255,399 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	17555
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16997
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	14902
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	11074
Brake pipe excessively corroded	10404
Registration plate lamp issues	4899
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3888
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3739
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3298
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3240
Registration plate issues	2894
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2883
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	2815
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2776
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2659
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2599
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2596
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2582
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2546
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2483
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2378
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2145
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2053
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1843
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1739
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1639
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1577
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1524
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1440
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1286
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1242
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1233
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1183
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1179
Rear brake binding	1175
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1141
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1109
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1096
Windscreen has damage	1094
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	975
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	919
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	906
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	893
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	886
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	841
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	775
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	770
Front brake application uneven	755
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	749
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	686
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	684
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	643
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	629
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	619
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	615
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\|	580
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	569
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	551
Nearside 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\|	549
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	549
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	540
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	531
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	520
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	515
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	498
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	498
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	494
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	483
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	479
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	473
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	472
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	471
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	464
Front brake excessively fluctuating	463
Rear brake application uneven	452
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	447
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	435
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	433
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	409
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	403
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	402
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	398
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	380
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	373
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	349
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	347
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	345
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	337
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	336
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	330
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	325
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	324
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	324
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	324
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	323

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 2004

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