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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD MOTORs year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:75.38%
(The average a diesel FORD MOTOR year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:130 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues12
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively10
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Rear brake binding2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Inner Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j||1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting centre outer sill |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting outer sill |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting door step |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting chassis rail |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting outer chassis rail |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting out rigger |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting centre inner sill |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting chassis rail |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner arch |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner arch |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b)1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)1
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)1
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Power steering inoperative (2.1.5 (c) (i))1
Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a))1
Nearside Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced centre marker light out (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b))1
Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1

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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