Ford Focus C-Max
Registered from 2003 to 2013.
About this model
The Ford C-Max is a car produced by the Ford Motor Company from 2003 to 2019. It has a five-door compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) design. The Ford Grand C-Max has a longer wheelbase.
From the Wikipedia article Ford C-Max, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 1.6 petrol. 929 of 3,098 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 28% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 53% | 490 |
| Suspension | 51% | 478 |
| Tyres and wheels | 26% | 245 |
| Brakes | 25% | 232 |
| Visibility | 16% | 145 |
| Body and structure | 13% | 121 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 51% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Tyres and wheels — 26% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Lights and electrics — 53% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 16% of its failures
- Body and structure — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 180–200k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 21% | 21% | 123 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 25% | 358 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 27% | 717 | |
| 100–120k miles | 31% | 29% | 838 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 30% | 623 | |
| 140–160k miles | 32% | 31% | 250 | |
| 160–180k miles | 37% | 31% | 93 | |
| 180–200k miles | 36% | 30% | 44 |
3,046 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.