MOT History from tests of diesel FORD S-MAXs year 2008

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Pass percent:64.91%

(The average a diesel FORD S-MAX year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:89,687 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3935
Registration plate lamp issues	3299
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2146
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1243
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1183
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1008
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	826
Registration plate issues	736
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	659
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	616
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	596
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	582
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	572
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	568
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	475
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	475
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	451
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	430
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	429
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	429
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	408
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	397
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	384
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	357
Windscreen washer not working	341
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	314
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	300
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	296
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	295
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	292
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	283
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	281
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	276
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	269
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	264
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	247
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	238
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	233
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	233
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	224
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	219
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	218
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	215
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	213
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	192
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	181
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	176
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	175
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	174
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	172
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	172
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	169
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	165
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	164
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	154
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	153
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	152
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	151
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	151
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	143
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	140
Front brake excessively fluctuating	135
Windscreen has damage	135
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	134
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	132
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	130
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	129
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	129
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	125
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	124
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	124
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	123
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	122
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	122
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	119
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	119
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	118
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	117
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	116
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	114
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	114
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	114
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))	108
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	107
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	106
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	106
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	105
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	105
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	104
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	104
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	104
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	103
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	103
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	102
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	99
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))	96
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	96
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	95
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	95

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 2008

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