Exhaust system insecure on the Ford S-Max
Exhaust system insecure on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 9,569 tests — 3.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.1% of tests record it — this model is 3.2× that share |
| The 257 models compared | 34 of 257, 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, 0.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.5%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2011 at 2.4%; best 2015 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 122 | 17,733 | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 393 | 54,303 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 620 | 53,199 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 793 | 69,030 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,524 | 101,625 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,803 | 73,938 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,812 | 80,931 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,186 | 72,564 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,101 | 74,763 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 186 | 35,925 | 0.5% |
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 £45–£120 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
- Exhaust system insecure: 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 →