Child seat fitted, preventing full inspection on the Ford S-Max
Child seat fitted, preventing full inspection on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 17,027 tests — 6.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.1% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 374 models compared | 4 of 374, highest first |
| The model's own record | 276,065 tests · every year of the S-Max → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford S-Max 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 2006, 5.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 5.0%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2018 at 8.6%; best 2009 at 4.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 313 | 5,911 | 5.3% |
| 2007 | 933 | 18,101 | 5.2% |
| 2008 | 961 | 17,733 | 5.4% |
| 2009 | 1,124 | 23,010 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,911 | 33,875 | 5.6% |
| 2011 | 1,353 | 24,646 | 5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,683 | 26,977 | 6.2% |
| 2013 | 1,467 | 24,188 | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 1,594 | 24,921 | 6.4% |
| 2015 | 889 | 11,975 | 7.4% |
| 2016 | 1,823 | 23,905 | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 1,392 | 18,214 | 7.6% |
| 2018 | 700 | 8,145 | 8.6% |
| 2019 | 574 | 8,008 | 7.2% |
| 2020 | 193 | 3,881 | 5.0% |
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
- Child seat fitted, preventing full inspection: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford S-Max MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →