Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Ford Fusion
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Ford Fusion is recorded on 7,448 tests — 3.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 4.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 4.2× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 27 of 251, 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, 8.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.3%. The share has fallen 8.5 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 8.8%; best 2010 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 178 | 2,019 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | 1,008 | 14,446 | 7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,206 | 15,811 | 7.6% |
| 2005 | 1,344 | 17,595 | 7.6% |
| 2006 | 1,966 | 25,986 | 7.6% |
| 2007 | 1,423 | 27,671 | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 149 | 29,836 | 0.5% |
| 2009 | 100 | 31,407 | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 44 | 21,020 | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 26 | 8,840 | 0.3% |
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 £5–£25 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
- Headlamp lens slightly defective: 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 →