MOT fail rates

Ford Grand C-Max MOT fail rate by age

How often the Ford Grand C-Max fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 145,176 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=19,347)32.3%

All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%

Median mileage at test74,207

All cars, median mileage68,033

236 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

At 3 years the Ford Grand C-Max fails 18.5% of MOTs (1,199 tests), 6.5 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 14 years it fails 42.0% (4,949 tests), 1.8 points above the 40.3% average.
The gap is widest at 4 years: 9.4 points above all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, at 3.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Ford Grand C-Max: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
3 years	18.5%	1,199	12.1%	+6.5 pts	17,740 miles
4 years	22.8%	3,998	13.4%	+9.4 pts	26,988 miles
5 years	22.8%	7,830	15.3%	+7.5 pts	36,187 miles
6 years	24.0%	14,410	17.8%	+6.2 pts	46,353 miles
7 years	26.5%	17,174	20.6%	+5.9 pts	55,845 miles
8 years	29.4%	18,587	23.8%	+5.6 pts	65,018 miles
9 years	32.3%	19,347	27.1%	+5.2 pts	74,207 miles
10 years	35.2%	16,540	30.3%	+4.9 pts	82,697 miles
11 years	36.8%	18,306	33.3%	+3.6 pts	90,790 miles
12 years	37.7%	13,816	36.0%	+1.7 pts	97,541 miles
13 years	40.1%	9,020	38.3%	+1.8 pts	104,602 miles
14 years	42.0%	4,949	40.3%	+1.8 pts	109,978 miles

Most common fail items at 9 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Major	3.2
Driveshaft CV boot split Major	2.3
Suspension arm bush worn Major	2.1

Out of 19,347 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous	5.5
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	4.7
Brake light not working Major	4.6
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous	3.6
Side/position light not working Major	3.5
Wipers not clearing screen Major	2.7
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major	2.1

Out of 19,347 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Ford Fiesta	32.7%	481,387	27.1%
Ford Focus	28.1%	292,862	27.1%
Ford Kuga	23.1%	100,135	27.1%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2011	14 years in 2025	42.1%	4,824	40.3%
2012	13 years in 2025	38.9%	3,599	38.3%
2013	12 years in 2025	38.0%	4,311	36.0%
2014	11 years in 2025	38.2%	3,959	33.3%
2015	10 years in 2025	34.0%	3,715	30.3%
2016	9 years in 2025	32.0%	6,531	27.1%
2017	8 years in 2025	26.2%	3,911	23.8%
2018	7 years in 2025	28.2%	2,730	20.6%
2019	6 years in 2025	24.2%	1,053	17.8%

More on the Ford Grand C-Max

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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