MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FUSIONs year 2003

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Pass percent:64.86%

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

Based on:54,121 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5352
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3114
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2463
Registration plate lamp issues	1228
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1196
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1108
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	997
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
Registration plate issues	347
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	346
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
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	206
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	204
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	197
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	188
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	186
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	186
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	173
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	173
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	164
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	157
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	155
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	153
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	146
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	144
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	142
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	142
Windscreen washer not working	139
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	139
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
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	117
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	117
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	114
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	113
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	112
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	110
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	109
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
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	95
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	90
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Rear brake application uneven	88
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
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
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	81
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	80
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	80
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	75
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	72
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	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
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	69
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	68
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	68
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	66
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	65
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	64
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	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 Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	62
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
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	61
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	59
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	58
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	58
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	58
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	58

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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