Ford FIESTA - 2017
142.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FIESTA, model year 2017.
Sample size: 93,740 cars, 206,976 tests and 295,472 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 93,740 cars
The 2017 Ford Fiesta has an overall defect rate of 143 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.7% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defect rates as mileage increases, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles range, where it performs worse than average. While the Fiesta excels in braking and visibility issues, with defect rates 29% and 27% lower than the average respectively, it struggles more significantly with steering, lights and electrics, and suspension-related defects, with these categories showing notably higher rates than the average. Overall, the Fiesta's performance varies across different defect categories, exhibiting strengths in some areas while facing challenges in others.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 93,740 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 30.3% better
50.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 41.1% worse
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 26.9% better
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 33.3% worse
27.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.5% worse
172.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 1.4% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 11.1% worse
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 23.3% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- 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: 53,813
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 35,705
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,108
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,834
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,832
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,372
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,225
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,246
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,152
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,678
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,152
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,262
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,722
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,563
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,942
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,316
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,147
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,838
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,225
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,760