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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD S-MAXs year 2015

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Pass percent:88.55%
(The average a petrol FORD S-MAX year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:1,179 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively42
Headlamp aim out of alignment20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))7
Windscreen washer not working 5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))2
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||2
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing Wheel Nut Missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure (1.1.12 (d))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||1
Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick discs also in poor condition |1.1.13 |a| |ii||1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface |4.8.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected |4.4.1 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Central Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking |1.1.16 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn bothside (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||1
Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction dash cam (3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1

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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