# Ford S-Max MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Ford S-Max passes its MOT first time 65% of the time, from 67,953 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 65%
- MOT tests analysed: 67,953 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 59,407 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 57 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 513 | 81% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 230 | 82% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 628 | 80% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 31 (few mots) | 87% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,133 | 80% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,795 | 74% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 498 | 71% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 2,081 | 80% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 315 | 83% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 4,790 | 78% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 454 | 83% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 6,124 | 76% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 718 | 77% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3,026 | 69% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 241 | 70% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 6,068 | 64% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 222 | 67% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 5,828 | 61% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 178 | 71% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 6,171 | 60% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 440 | 60% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 5,097 | 61% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 871 | 61% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 6,904 | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 895 | 63% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 4,607 | 55% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 258 | 67% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 3,225 | 53% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 290 | 58% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 2,767 | 52% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 500 | 55% |
| 2007 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 718 | 49% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 215 | 54% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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