Ford FIESTA - 2010
292.7 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 FIESTA, model year 2010.
Sample size: 88,661 cars, 212,398 tests and 621,780 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 88,661 cars
The 2010 Ford Fiesta has an overall defect rate of 293 per 100 vehicles, slightly below the yearly average of 294 per 100. Notably, it performs significantly better than average in the brakes category, with only 78 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 118. However, it shows a higher incidence of issues in steering and equipment, with defect rates of 27 and 11 per 100 vehicles, respectively, both exceeding the average. As mileage increases, defect rates tend to rise, particularly noticeable in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Fiesta has commendable brake performance, its steering and equipment issues may warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 88,661 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 31.9% better
78.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 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
▼ 60.9% worse
27.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 11.2% better
19.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 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
▼ 3.0% worse
79.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.8% worse
307.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
Body/Structure
▲ 15.2% better
30.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 30.9% worse
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
- 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
Other
▲ 3.4% better
31.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 62,952
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45,970
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 35,760
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 34,916
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26,391
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25,111
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 22,162
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20,126
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,877
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,410
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 22,162
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,856
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8,455
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 7,629
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,369
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,105
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,614
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,120
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,260
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,170