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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD S-MAXs year 2013

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Pass percent:73.48%
(The average a diesel FORD S-MAX year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:59,350 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues1668
Headlamp aim out of alignment1561
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1182
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))572
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))459
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))420
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))289
Windscreen washer not working 276
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))275
Registration plate issues271
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))233
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))230
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))225
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))224
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))210
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))206
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))191
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))188
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))172
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))166
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))158
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened158
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))149
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))138
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))135
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))130
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))116
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))110
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))104
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))100
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))99
Offside 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))97
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))97
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))96
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))94
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))90
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))89
Horn not working (7.7 (a))87
Brakes imbalanced across an axle82
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|78
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))78
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|75
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||74
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||73
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))71
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault69
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))67
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))67
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|66
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))65
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))64
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))64
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))64
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))64
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))62
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))62
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened60
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||59
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||59
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||57
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))57
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))57
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))56
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))56
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))54
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))54
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))53
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))53
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|51
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak50
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))48
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))48

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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