Ford FIESTA - 2016
165.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FIESTA, model year 2016.
Sample size: 118,865 cars, 272,756 tests and 451,853 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 118,865 cars
The 2016 Ford Fiesta has an overall defect rate of about 166 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the highest mileage range. The Fiesta performs better than average in the categories of brakes and visibility, with defect rates considerably lower than the average. However, it struggles with steering, lights and electrics, as well as wheels, suspensions, and axles, where it has higher defect rates compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 118,865 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 36.2% better
49.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 43.2% worse
11.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 28.0% better
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
▼ 53.9% worse
39.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 23.4% worse
196.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 6.6% worse
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- 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
Equipment
▼ 6.1% worse
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 12.4% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 73,297
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42,108
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 29,129
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 28,203
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21,020
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20,446
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,098
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11,658
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,583
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,824
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 11,658
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,824
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,255
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 7,027
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,417
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,083
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,468
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,562
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,528
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,730