Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Ford Fusion
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Ford Fusion is recorded on 54,267 tests — 27.5% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 6.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 6.0× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 4 of 318, 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, 10.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 6.3%. The share has fallen 4.1 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 12.5%; best 2012 at 6.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 631 | 6,057 | 10.4% |
| 2003 | 5,427 | 43,338 | 12.5% |
| 2004 | 5,647 | 47,433 | 11.9% |
| 2005 | 5,963 | 52,785 | 11.3% |
| 2006 | 7,593 | 77,958 | 9.7% |
| 2007 | 7,631 | 83,013 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 7,065 | 89,508 | 7.9% |
| 2009 | 6,989 | 94,221 | 7.4% |
| 2010 | 5,257 | 63,060 | 8.3% |
| 2011 | 1,717 | 26,520 | 6.5% |
| 2012 | 347 | 5,494 | 6.3% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →