MOT History from tests of petrol FORD MONDEOs year 2003

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Pass percent:64.16%

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

Based on:293,975 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	21558
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	17132
Headlamp aim out of alignment	15391
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	13638
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	12765
Registration plate lamp issues	7963
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	5941
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	4712
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3922
Rear brake binding	3900
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	3822
Registration plate issues	3702
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3274
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	3186
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2778
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2720
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2668
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2625
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1972
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1957
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1755
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1663
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1636
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1507
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1392
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1361
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1350
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1191
Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1120
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1102
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1006
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1004
Windscreen has damage	986
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	981
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	980
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	917
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	917
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	907
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	883
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	882
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	874
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	869
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	867
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	860
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	847
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	846
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	818
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	802
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	761
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	747
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	727
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	715
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	690
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	688
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	685
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	664
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	640
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	633
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	620
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	614
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	611
Rear brake application uneven	610
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	608
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	581
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	576
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	536
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	530
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	514
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	500
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	492
Rear Brake cable insecure	486
Front brake application uneven	481
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	465
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	453
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	450
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	444
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	426
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	422
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	419
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	405
Windscreen washer not working	396
Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	386
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	384
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	372
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	367
Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	357
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	357
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	355
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	334
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	334
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	334
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	332
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	330
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	325
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	320

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 MONDEOs year 2003

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