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Ford S-Max MOT pass rate by year

How the Ford S-Max's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2006 to 2022, across the DVSA record.

What is the Ford S-Max MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Ford S-Max model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Ford S-Max averages 25.1% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200670.6%29.4%97,792
200771.5%28.5%203,290
200871.9%28.1%153,924
200972.1%27.9%153,509
201074.2%25.8%187,351
201175.8%24.2%117,584
201275.7%24.3%115,639
201376.3%23.7%92,121
201477.2%22.8%84,780
201580.5%19.5%35,997
201683.6%16.4%64,030
201784.9%15.1%43,898
201884.6%15.4%16,605
201981.1%18.9%13,496
202083.9%16.1%5,094
202183.4%16.6%2,445
202285.2%14.8%1,273

Does age change how often a Ford S-Max fails?

Older Ford S-Maxs fail more often, as expected. The 2006 cars fail 29.4% of tests against 14.8% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 25.1%. The 2006 is the weakest year at 29.4%, and the 2022 the strongest at 14.8%.

More on the Ford S-Max

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Ford S-Max: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Ford models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain