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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FOCUSs year 2008

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Pass percent:65.14%
(The average a diesel FORD FOCUS year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:343,107 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment20943
Registration plate lamp issues14993
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7002
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|6609
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|5740
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3503
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2914
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2667
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2622
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2568
Registration plate issues2390
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2348
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2289
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2244
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2241
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2171
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2083
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1911
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1901
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1893
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|1699
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1626
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1603
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1532
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1479
Windscreen washer not working 1437
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1378
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1346
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1303
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1298
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1250
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1171
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1089
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1086
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1072
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))1047
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1044
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1026
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1002
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1002
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))936
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))934
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|921
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))914
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||909
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))901
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||857
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|817
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))806
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|743
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|743
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||700
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||696
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))671
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened660
Windscreen has damage626
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|626
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|622
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|620
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a|614
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak606
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|599
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault589
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))587
Front brake excessively fluctuating560
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|551
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|541
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|541
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||517
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|513
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||499
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))499
Rear brake binding499
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||491
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||489
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||481
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|473
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))467
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))465
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|465
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|460
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))453
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))451
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))446
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||445
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|441
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|441
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|440
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|440
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))432
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||417
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))417
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))412
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))407
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))374

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.

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