Ford GRAND C-MAX - 2013
244.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford GRAND C-MAX, model year 2013.
Sample size: 4,594 cars, 10,566 tests and 25,869 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,594 cars
The 2013 Ford Grand C-Max has an overall defect rate of 245 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 12% higher than the average for its year. Notably, the model performs much better than average in the steering category, with significantly fewer defects reported. However, it has higher rates of issues in the lights and electrics category and equipment defects compared to the average car of the same year. Mileage-related trends indicate that as mileage increases, defect rates for this model also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, the Grand C-Max shows a mixed performance, excelling in steering but facing challenges in electrical and equipment reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,594 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 10.9% worse
109.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 66.7% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- 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
Visibility
▲ 1.1% better
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 27.3% worse
63.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 15.7% worse
254.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 22.0% better
15.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 65.4% worse
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 17.9% better
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 4,773
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,875
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,900
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,824
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,345
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 855
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 691
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 574
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 540
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 488
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 472
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 462
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 401
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 373
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 278
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 156
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 141