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Ford GRAND C-MAX - 2017

160.1 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 GRAND C-MAX, model year 2017. Sample size: 3,920 cars, 8,584 tests and 13,740 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,920 cars

The 2017 Ford Grand C-Max has an overall defect rate of 160 per 100 vehicles, which is 20% higher than the average for its year at 134 per 100. It shows a concerning increase in defects as mileage rises, especially in the 124,000+ miles category, where the model's defect rate reaches 364 per 100. Notably, it performs significantly better than average in steering and body/structure defects, with rates well below the average, while it struggles with lights and electrics, wheels, and equipment defects, where its rates are notably higher than those for the average vehicle of the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,920 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 8.7% worse
78.8 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
▲ 82.1% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 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
▼ 18.6% worse
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 21.1% worse
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 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
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 25.9% worse
180.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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
Body/Structure
▲ 31.4% better
4.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
  • 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
Equipment
▼ 55.6% worse
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 1.1% worse
9.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 364 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,669
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: 1,141
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 968
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 749
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 396
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 301
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: 286
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 285

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 301
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 285
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 131
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 65