Ford FIESTA - 2009
297.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FIESTA, model year 2009.
Sample size: 93,729 cars, 222,424 tests and 662,632 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 93,729 cars
The 2009 Ford Fiesta has a slightly lower overall defect rate of 298 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 310. This model shows a notable improvement in brake performance, with 88 defects per 100, significantly better than the average of 121. However, it struggles with steering issues, recording 24 defects per 100, which is worse than the average of 16. Additionally, equipment-related defects are also higher in this model at 11 defects per 100, compared to the average of 8. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the Fiesta's figures are consistently close to or below the yearly average across mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 93,729 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 25.0% better
88.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 46.6% worse
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 12.0% better
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 1.1% better
80.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.9% worse
311.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 17.6% better
34.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- 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: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 30.1% worse
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- 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
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 22.7% better
26.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65,358
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 47,395
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 37,139
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 36,028
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 27,869
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 27,667
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 21,944
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,399
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,630
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,573
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 21,944
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,920
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,492
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 8,238
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 7,884
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,887
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,770
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,718
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,820
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,684