MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FUSIONs year 2003

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Pass percent:65.16%

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

Based on:52,499 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5094
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3024
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2425
Registration plate lamp issues	1215
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1196
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1108
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	886
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	621
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	620
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	515
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	491
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	452
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	449
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	448
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	419
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	414
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	371
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	346
Registration plate issues	333
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	322
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	306
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	291
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	273
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	257
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	247
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	238
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	207
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	197
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	188
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	186
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	179
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	173
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	171
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	164
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	155
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	154
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	152
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	152
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	151
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	147
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	142
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	141
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	137
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	133
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	132
Rear brake binding	132
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	129
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	129
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	125
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	123
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	122
Windscreen washer not working	116
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	116
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	116
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	110
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	109
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	108
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	108
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	106
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	106
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	105
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	104
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	90
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	88
Rear brake application uneven	88
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	87
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	86
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	85
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	84
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	81
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	80
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	77
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	77
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	75
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	72
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	72
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	69
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	68
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	68
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	67
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	66
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	64
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	63
Windscreen has damage	63
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	57
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	56
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	56
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	56

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 FUSIONs year 2003

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