MOT History from tests of diesel FORD FUSIONs year 2004

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Pass percent:65.46%

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

Based on:50,302 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3607
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2889
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2385
Registration plate lamp issues	1182
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1014
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	903
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	618
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	481
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	452
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	396
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	389
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	379
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	362
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	352
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	340
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	334
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	312
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	294
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	274
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	244
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	230
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	223
Registration plate issues	219
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	210
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	209
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	203
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	197
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	187
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	187
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	181
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	180
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	177
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	175
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	173
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	160
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	157
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	156
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	154
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	152
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	151
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	147
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	146
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	145
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	142
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	139
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	139
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	122
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	117
Windscreen washer not working	117
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	115
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	112
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	110
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	106
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	106
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	105
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	103
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	102
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	100
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	100
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	99
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Rear brake binding	96
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	96
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	93
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	90
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	90
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	86
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	84
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	84
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	82
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	81
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	79
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	79
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	79
Windscreen has damage	77
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	76
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	76
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	75
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	74
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	74
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	74
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	73
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	73
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	73
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	71
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	70
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	70
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	67
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	66
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	66
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	65
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	63
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	62
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	60
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	60
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	59
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	57
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	54
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	54
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	54

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 2004

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