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Ford C-MAX - 2010

317.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford C-MAX, model year 2010. Sample size: 5,969 cars, 13,697 tests and 43,416 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,969 cars

The 2010 Ford C-MAX has an overall defect rate of 317 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average for its year. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where it has 451 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 441 on average. The C-MAX performs better in equipment and other categories, with fewer defects than the yearly average. However, it falls short in steering and wheels, suspensions and axles, showing higher defect rates in these areas compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,969 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 11.9% better
101.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 30.8% worse
22.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 18.8% better
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 15.5% worse
89.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.0% worse
339.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 3.6% better
35.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 38.3% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 27.9% better
23.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 451 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,148
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,530
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,227
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,685
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,060
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,817
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,684
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,097
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,094
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,089

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 949
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 663
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 507
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 446
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 409
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 404
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 336
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 313
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 268
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 266