MOT History from tests of petrol FORD FUSIONs year 2003

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Pass percent:67.18%

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

Based on:216,925 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	15438
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	13268
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9582
Registration plate lamp issues	5350
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4794
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4644
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4060
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3803
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2296
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1999
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1917
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1806
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1781
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1668
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1659
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1152
Registration plate issues	1123
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1076
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1066
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1041
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	985
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	928
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	922
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	890
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	889
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	822
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	802
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	794
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	774
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	759
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	756
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	750
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	730
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	727
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	659
Windscreen washer not working	614
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	610
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	607
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	598
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	589
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	563
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	545
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	530
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	526
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	519
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	517
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	512
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	506
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	492
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	484
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	483
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	469
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	464
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	464
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	464
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	463
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	458
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	431
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	420
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	417
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	417
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	408
Rear brake application uneven	393
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	390
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	380
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	380
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	379
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	370
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	370
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	369
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	362
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	362
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	349
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	342
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	334
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	330
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	330
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	323
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	321
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	307
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	303
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	301
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	296
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	290
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	283
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	275
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	274
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	273
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	272
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	272
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	269
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	268
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	264
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	264
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	260
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	260
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	259
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	257
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	252
Rear brake binding	249
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	248
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	248
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	247
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	244
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	242
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	240
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	233
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	232
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	229
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	228
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	226
Windscreen has damage	222
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	220
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	214

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 petrol FORD FUSIONs year 2003

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