Stop lamp partly not working on the Ford S-Max
Stop lamp partly not working on the Ford S-Max is recorded on 5,296 tests — 1.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 4.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 4.7× that share |
| The 176 models compared | 17 of 176, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.5%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 1.5%; best 2015 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 166 | 11,822 | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 542 | 36,202 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 425 | 35,466 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 669 | 69,030 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 948 | 101,625 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 570 | 49,292 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 685 | 53,954 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 588 | 48,376 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 569 | 74,763 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 126 | 23,950 | 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 £3–£12 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
- Stop 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 →