Ford GRAND C-MAX - 2015
198.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 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 2015.
Sample size: 3,812 cars, 8,552 tests and 17,003 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,812 cars
The 2015 Ford Grand C-Max has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 199 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 170. This model particularly struggles in the categories of Lights & Electrics and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where it shows significant increases in defects compared to the average. Notably, it performs better than average in Steering and Body/Structure, indicating fewer issues in these areas. As mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, with the highest rates observed in vehicles over 124,000 miles. Overall, while this model has some strengths, its higher defect rate in key categories suggests it may require more attention than its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,812 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 7.8% worse
91.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 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
▲ 70.7% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
Visibility
▼ 13.7% worse
18.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 38.1% worse
42.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.4% worse
214.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
Body/Structure
▲ 26.5% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 32.5% worse
5.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 1.5% worse
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 3,714
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,696
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,517
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,092
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,018
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: 445
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 401
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 327
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 313
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 308
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 327
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 313
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 308
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 222
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 139
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 122
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 112