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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70.6% | 29.4% | 97,792 |
| 2007 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 203,290 |
| 2008 | 71.9% | 28.1% | 153,924 |
| 2009 | 72.1% | 27.9% | 153,509 |
| 2010 | 74.2% | 25.8% | 187,351 |
| 2011 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 117,584 |
| 2012 | 75.7% | 24.3% | 115,639 |
| 2013 | 76.3% | 23.7% | 92,121 |
| 2014 | 77.2% | 22.8% | 84,780 |
| 2015 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 35,997 |
| 2016 | 83.6% | 16.4% | 64,030 |
| 2017 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 43,898 |
| 2018 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 16,605 |
| 2019 | 81.1% | 18.9% | 13,496 |
| 2020 | 83.9% | 16.1% | 5,094 |
| 2021 | 83.4% | 16.6% | 2,445 |
| 2022 | 85.2% | 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 |
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| 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