Ford FIESTA - 2020
87.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford FIESTA, model year 2020.
Sample size: 52,485 cars, 108,481 tests and 94,869 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: 52,485 cars
The 2020 Ford Fiesta has an overall defect rate of 87 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 90 per 100, marking a 2.6% improvement. Notably, the Fiesta shows significantly fewer issues in the steering, visibility, and body/structure categories compared to the average car, with defect rates around 63% to 30% lower. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, experiencing a 21% higher rate of defects than average. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates generally increase with mileage for both the Fiesta and the average car, but the Fiesta maintains a competitive performance across all mileage ranges.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 52,485 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.0% better
43.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 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
▲ 66.7% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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.
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 56.0% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 16.1% worse
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp not securely attached
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.4% worse
105.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
Body/Structure
▲ 33.3% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 13.3% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 24.3% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- 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
- 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: 24,064
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14,468
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,106
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,992
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,241
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,105
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 4,097
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,667
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,298
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,929
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,929
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,740
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,338
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,232
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,208
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 634
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 584
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 292
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 264