Pass rate
83.3%
Around average — 4.6 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 9,541 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£58
2018 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 44,463 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
35.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
2.8 pts down across model years — 9.5% in 2011, 6.7% 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
- 80.2%
- Typical mileage
- 44k mi
The 2018 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate is 83.3% of its MOT tests — 4.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 35.6% 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
Tyres: 1.8× the national share
Tyres make up 35.6% of everything recorded on the 2018 Ford Grand C-Max, against 19.8% nationally — 15.8 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 87.9%; this one manages 83.3% — 4.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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
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How does the 2018 Ford Grand C-Max compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 4.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 80.2%. The median 2018 Ford Grand C-Max in this dataset had covered 44,463 mi.
59% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 83.5% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 83.3% of the time, April–September 83.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively", noted on 2.50% of tests.
- 9,541 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.3% overall pass rate, 80.2% 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
- 9,541
- Typical mileage (median)
- 44,463 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
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Grand C-Max MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 70% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (59% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand C-Max
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,989 | 84.3% |
| North West | 1,219 | 83.5% |
| East of England | 1,032 | 84.6% |
| West Midlands | 1,005 | 81.7% |
| Yorkshire | 788 | 81.6% |
| Scotland | 778 | 81.2% |
| South West | 760 | 81.4% |
| East Midlands | 681 | 83.4% |
| London | 569 | 86.1% |
| Wales | 417 | 80.8% |
| North East | 303 | 89.4% |
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 2018 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 2018 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.
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Check the wipers and washers 2.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the brakes 2.4% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 2.1% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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.
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 2018 Grand C-Max through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£58 — and 52% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£58
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 52%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 9,541 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 2018 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 2018 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Polo 83.3%
- Citroen C4 Cactus 83.4%
- Kia Carens 83.4%
- Suzuki Baleno 83.0%
- SsangYong Korando 83.6%
- DS DS3 83.7%
Closest pass rates among 2018 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 2018 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 11,794 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 4,253 | 35.60% | 19.76% | +15.84 |
| Brakes | 2,626 | 22.00% | 20.89% | +1.11 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,233 | 10.30% | 4.18% | +6.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 966 | 8.10% | 12.21% | −4.11 |
| Visibility | 852 | 7.10% | 4.97% | +2.13 |
| Suspension | 698 | 5.80% | 20.98% | −15.18 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 624 | 5.20% | 5.52% | −0.32 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 277 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 165 | 1.40% | 5.57% | −4.17 |
| Road Wheels | 100 | 0.80% | 0.75% | +0.05 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.5% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.4% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.1% | £3–12 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.7% | £8–22 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.7% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.96% | £8–22 |
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 | 22.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 15.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 6.7% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.6% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.4% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2,092 | 87.2% | 21,437 mi |
| 30-60k | 5,068 | 83.1% | 44,052 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,873 | 80.4% | 71,181 mi |
| 90-120k | 367 | 78.5% | 101,669 mi |
| 120k+ | 135 | 82.2% | 146,537 mi |
Source: 9,541 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.
2018 Grand C-Max MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Ford Grand C-Max?
83.3% of the 9,541 2018 Ford Grand C-Max tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 80.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Ford Grand C-Max?
The three most recorded items are wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.50%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.35%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.12%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.2% of the time, falling to 82.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Ford Grand C-Max in this dataset had covered 44,463 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Ford Grand C-Max?
Petrol: 83.5% pass rate across 5,647 tests. Diesel: 83.1% pass rate across 3,894 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Ford Grand C-Max MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 83.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.