Track rod end excessive play on the Ford Fiesta
Track rod end excessive play on the Ford Fiesta is recorded on 224,584 tests — 4.4% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 43 of 309, highest first |
| The model's own record | 5,140,104 tests · every year of the Fiesta → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Fiesta tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 0.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.9%. The share has risen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 2.5%; best 2001 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49 | 20,326 | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 587 | 85,431 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,797 | 179,613 | 1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,356 | 239,073 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,170 | 291,459 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,067 | 491,226 | 1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,207 | 600,762 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 11,662 | 655,512 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 24,139 | 1,084,038 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 17,659 | 1,015,344 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 18,665 | 988,638 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 28,268 | 1,148,553 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 28,045 | 1,283,982 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 27,206 | 1,362,255 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 18,212 | 1,375,446 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 18,242 | 1,241,199 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 8,571 | 930,399 | 0.9% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford Fiesta MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →