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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD S MAXs year 2009

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Pass percent:64.28%
(The average a diesel FORD S MAX year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:99,923 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4084
Registration plate lamp issues2929
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2109
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1090
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1029
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|967
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|887
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))847
Registration plate issues819
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))781
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|728
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|714
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))712
Windscreen washer not working 703
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))656
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))619
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|616
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))543
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))525
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|511
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))504
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))492
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))488
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))478
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|458
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|455
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|453
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened449
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))435
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|427
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|406
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|389
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|387
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|356
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))347
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))343
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|324
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))321
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))320
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak307
Brakes imbalanced across an axle305
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|304
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||296
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|282
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|267
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault253
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|245
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))233
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))232
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|228
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))226
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))226
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||222
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak210
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|204
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))202
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|198
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))195
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||193
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))193
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||193
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))193
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))191
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||191
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))184
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))183
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||180
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||177
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|177
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||174
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))172
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||172
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))167
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))167
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))166
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))164
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened161
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|160
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))160
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|158
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))158
Horn not working (7.7 (a))157
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b||156
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|155
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))153
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))152
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|146
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|145
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))140
Horn not working |1.6.2a|136
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))136
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|134
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))134
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))134
Front brake excessively fluctuating132
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))128
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))128
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))125
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))124
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))120
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))118
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))117
Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))112
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))111

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.

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