Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Ford S-Max
Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 21,264 tests — 7.7% of all its MOT tests, against 3.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 32 of 325, 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, 7.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.4%. The share has fallen 7.3 points over that time. Worst year 2013 at 10.8%; best 2020 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 454 | 5,911 | 7.7% |
| 2007 | 1,595 | 18,101 | 8.8% |
| 2008 | 1,439 | 17,733 | 8.1% |
| 2009 | 1,905 | 23,010 | 8.3% |
| 2010 | 3,247 | 33,875 | 9.6% |
| 2011 | 2,602 | 24,646 | 10.6% |
| 2012 | 2,663 | 26,977 | 9.9% |
| 2013 | 2,607 | 24,188 | 10.8% |
| 2014 | 2,468 | 24,921 | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 743 | 11,975 | 6.2% |
| 2016 | 793 | 23,905 | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 462 | 18,214 | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 109 | 8,145 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 141 | 8,008 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 16 | 3,881 | 0.4% |
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–£20 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
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps): 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 →