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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD S-MAXs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:72.88%
(The average a petrol FORD S-MAX year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:5,539 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment167
Registration plate lamp issues140
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively115
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))81
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))47
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))47
Registration plate issues32
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))27
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))24
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))21
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))17
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened17
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))17
Windscreen washer not working 16
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))14
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|12
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))12
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))11
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||10
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|10
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|10
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||9
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|9
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))8
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))8
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||8
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))8
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||7
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|7
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak7
Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||7
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))7
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))7
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))7
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))7
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))6
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside 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))6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|6
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||6
Nearside 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||6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm |5.3.4 |a| |i||5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))5
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))5
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||5
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))5
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))5

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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