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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD S-MAXs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:71.26%
(The average a petrol FORD S-MAX year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:13,878 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues474
Headlamp aim out of alignment399
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))246
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively228
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))219
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))132
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))123
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))98
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))94
Registration plate issues92
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))76
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|49
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||47
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))47
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||40
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|39
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))39
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened39
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|35
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))33
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|32
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))31
Windscreen washer not working 30
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|28
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))28
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||26
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|25
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|25
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak23
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))23
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))22
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|22
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|22
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|22
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|22
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|20
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||20
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))20
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))19
Offside 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|19
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened19
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))18
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|18
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|18
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|18
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|18
Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))18
Brakes imbalanced across an axle18
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))18
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))17
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))17
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||17
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))17
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))16
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))16
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|16
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))16
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||16
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|16
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|16
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|15
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))15
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))14
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|14
Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))14
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||14
Horn not working (7.7 (a))14
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|14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))13
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|13
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))13
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
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))13
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))12
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|12
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))12
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|12
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))12
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak12

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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