Position lamp partly not working on the Ford S-Max
Position lamp partly not working on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 5,310 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 6.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 6.3× that share |
| The 158 models compared | 8 of 158, 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, 2.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.7 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 3.4%; best 2017 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 174 | 5,911 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 604 | 18,101 | 3.3% |
| 2008 | 579 | 17,733 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 701 | 23,010 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 626 | 33,875 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 313 | 24,646 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 914 | 26,977 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 824 | 24,188 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 97 | 24,921 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 263 | 11,975 | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 154 | 23,905 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 39 | 18,214 | 0.2% |
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 £5–£25 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
- Position lamp partly not working: 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 →