Exhaust system leaking on the Ford Fusion
Exhaust system leaking on the Ford Fusion is recorded on 11,322 tests — 5.7% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 55 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 197,378 tests · every year of the Fusion → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Fusion 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 2002, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 2.5%; best 2012 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 112 | 6,057 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 973 | 43,338 | 2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,207 | 47,433 | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,282 | 52,785 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,661 | 77,958 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,511 | 83,013 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,613 | 89,508 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,652 | 94,221 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 995 | 63,060 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 283 | 26,520 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 33 | 8,241 | 0.4% |
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 £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford Fusion MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →