Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp) on the Ford S-Max
Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp) on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 5,358 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 277 models compared | 41 of 277, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2014 at 1.6%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96 | 11,822 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 284 | 36,202 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 234 | 35,466 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 364 | 46,020 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 929 | 67,750 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 699 | 49,292 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 716 | 53,954 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 679 | 48,376 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 789 | 49,842 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 224 | 23,950 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 166 | 47,810 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 111 | 36,428 | 0.3% |
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 (single lamp): 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 →