Ford S-MAX - 2014
256.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford S-MAX, model year 2014.
Sample size: 6,676 cars, 15,546 tests and 39,887 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,676 cars
The 2014 Ford S-MAX has a higher overall defect rate of 257 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 194 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 32% increase in issues. Notably, the S-MAX shows significantly more problems in categories such as Lights & Electrics, Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, and Body/Structure, where its defect rates far exceed the average. In contrast, it performs better than average in the "Other" category, indicating fewer miscellaneous issues. As mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the higher mileage segments, suggesting that older vehicles within this model may experience more frequent faults.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,676 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 13.7% worse
105.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 9.2% worse
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 9.3% worse
18.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- 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: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 51.4% worse
59.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- 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 rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 29.0% worse
256.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 129.5% worse
35.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 153.3% worse
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 22.3% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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: 7,280
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,944
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,733
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,499
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: 1,624
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,466
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,431
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,126
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 898
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 786
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 898
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 733
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 672
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 650
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 465
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 381
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 293
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 290
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 216