Registration plate inscription illegible on the Ford Fusion
Registration plate inscription illegible on the Ford Fusion is recorded on 11,699 tests — 5.9% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× 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 2.1× that share |
| The 380 models compared | 30 of 380, 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, 5.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 1.2%. The share has fallen 3.8 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 5.0%; best 2012 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 203 | 4,038 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 1,177 | 43,338 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 905 | 47,433 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,117 | 52,785 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,830 | 77,958 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,660 | 83,013 | 2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,737 | 89,508 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,688 | 94,221 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 940 | 63,060 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 344 | 17,680 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 98 | 8,241 | 1.2% |
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 £20–£80 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
- Registration plate inscription illegible: 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 →