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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD S MAXs year 2011

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Pass percent:71.86%
(The average a diesel FORD S MAX year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:68,921 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues2673
Headlamp aim out of alignment2184
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1244
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))504
Registration plate issues498
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))457
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))327
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))326
Windscreen washer not working 287
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))274
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))268
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))262
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))246
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))241
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak228
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))214
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))210
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened204
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))200
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))193
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))175
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|164
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|164
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))162
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))157
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))150
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))148
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||133
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))130
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))128
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))126
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault123
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak118
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))115
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))114
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))113
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|111
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))107
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||107
Brakes imbalanced across an axle106
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))100
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|100
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))99
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|98
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))96
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|91
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened89
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))88
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))83
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))83
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))83
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|82
Horn not working (7.7 (a))81
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))81
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))78
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))74
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||74
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))73
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||73
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))73
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))71
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))71
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|70
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))70
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||68
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))68
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))67
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))65
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|63
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))63
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))63
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|62
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|61
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))61
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|59
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))59

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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