MOT History from tests of diesel FORD S-MAXs year 2006

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Pass percent:61.30%

(The average a diesel FORD S-MAX year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:54,733 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2704
Registration plate lamp issues	2432
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1514
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	940
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	939
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	881
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	856
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	818
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	564
Registration plate issues	541
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	529
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	482
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	444
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	420
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	416
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	402
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	388
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	374
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	352
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	350
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	326
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	305
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	295
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	267
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	259
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	250
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	230
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	222
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	212
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	207
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	200
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	199
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	198
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	197
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	196
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	193
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	186
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	183
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	182
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	178
Windscreen washer not working	174
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	169
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	160
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	156
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	154
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	150
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	147
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	144
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	141
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	140
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	136
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	132
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	131
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	128
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	127
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	125
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	117
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	116
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	116
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	114
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	109
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	108
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	105
Front brake excessively fluctuating	103
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	101
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	97
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	95
Windscreen has damage	95
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	91
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	90
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	87
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	86
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	85
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	82
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	80
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	79
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	79
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	79
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	78
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	78
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	78
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	77
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	75
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	74
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	73
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Rear brake binding	72
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	71
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	71
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	69
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	68
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	67
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	67
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	65
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	64
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64

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 S-MAXs year 2006

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