Pass rate
76.7%
Around average — 0.5 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 14,379 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £48–£140
2012 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 98,581 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
5.6 pts down across model years — 6.6% in 2011, 1.0% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 84.4% pass
- Avoid 2011 74.4% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 10 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 70.3%
- Typical mileage
- 99k mi
The 2012 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate is 76.7% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford Grand C-Max does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
When it fails, it costs
Only 24% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
Watching a Ford Grand C-Max? Get an email when these numbers change .
How does the 2012 Ford Grand C-Max compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 0.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 70.3%. The median 2012 Ford Grand C-Max in this dataset had covered 98,581 mi.
73% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 75.7% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.3% of the time, April–September 76.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 6.95% of tests.
- 14,379 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.7% overall pass rate, 70.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Grand C-Max, the average is 79.1% — best year 2019 (84.4%), worst 2011 (74.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 14,379
- Typical mileage (median)
- 98,581 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Grand C-Max
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Grand C-Max MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (73% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand C-Max
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 3,006 | 78.7% |
| East of England | 2,015 | 79.3% |
| South West | 1,689 | 71.2% |
| North West | 1,569 | 78.1% |
| West Midlands | 1,429 | 78.3% |
| Yorkshire | 1,176 | 76.8% |
| East Midlands | 1,092 | 75.5% |
| Wales | 730 | 74.1% |
| Scotland | 667 | 70.3% |
| North East | 607 | 74.0% |
| London | 399 | 84.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Grand C-Max
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Grand C-Max
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
-
Check the lights 6.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
-
Check the windscreen 3.6% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
-
Check the suspension joints 3.1% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Grand C-Max through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £48–£140 — and 24% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £48–£140
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 24%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 14,379 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Grand C-Max, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2010 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.4% to 84.4% — a spread of 10 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 76.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2011 74.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 76.7%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2013 77.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 77.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 81.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 83.3% wipers does not clear the…
- 2019 84.4% wipers does not clear the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Ford Grand C-Max with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Volvo C30 76.7%
- Mazda Cx-5 76.7%
- Volkswagen Polo 76.6%
- Peugeot 508 76.6%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 76.5%
- SEAT Alhambra 76.9%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Ford Grand C-Max 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 32,771 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 7,161 | 21.50% | 20.98% | +0.52 |
| Brakes | 6,600 | 19.80% | 20.89% | −1.09 |
| Tyres | 6,517 | 19.60% | 19.76% | −0.16 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4,363 | 13.10% | 12.21% | +0.89 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2,400 | 7.20% | 5.57% | +1.63 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,822 | 5.50% | 4.18% | +1.32 |
| Visibility | 1,440 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,269 | 3.80% | 5.52% | −1.72 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 846 | 2.50% | 1.76% | +0.74 |
| Steering | 353 | 1.10% | 2.57% | −1.47 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 7.0% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.0% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.1% | £80–250 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.6% | £80–200 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.1% | £3–12 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 25.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 20.1% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 15.0% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.1% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.5% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 5.3% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 85 | 95.3% | 22,339 mi |
| 30-60k | 965 | 85.1% | 49,727 mi |
| 60-90k | 4,388 | 78.9% | 77,180 mi |
| 90-120k | 5,420 | 75.5% | 103,767 mi |
| 120k+ | 3,513 | 73.2% | 144,557 mi |
Source: 14,379 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Grand C-Max MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Ford Grand C-Max?
76.7% of the 14,379 2012 Ford Grand C-Max tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 70.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Ford Grand C-Max?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.95%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.96%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.07%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.3% of the time, falling to 73.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Ford Grand C-Max in this dataset had covered 98,581 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Ford Grand C-Max?
Diesel: 75.7% pass rate across 10,492 tests. Petrol: 79.5% pass rate across 3,887 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.