Ford Grand C MAX MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Ford Grand C MAX took 36,750 MOT tests in Britain and passed 69% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 36,750
First-time pass rate: 69%
All cars: 71%

What the Grand C MAX fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics12.1% (all cars 11.3%)
Tyres10.2% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes7.6% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility5.8% (all cars 4.8%)
Suspension4.0% (all cars 9.0%)
Body and structure3.3% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions2.7% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags0.8% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 4.6%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.4%
Stop lamp: not working 3.4%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 3.2%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.1%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.3%
Position lamp: not working 2.2%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.8%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 26.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin 15.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 8.7%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.2%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 7.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 5.6%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread 3.3%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.8%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2011	5,562	61%
2012	3,980	64%
2013	4,619	64%
2014	4,218	66%
2015	3,815	71%
2016	6,631	73%
2017	3,898	77%
2018	2,751	77%
2019	1,142	76%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
4 years	28,622 miles
5 years	38,435 miles
6 years	48,457 miles
7 years	60,540 miles
8 years	69,228 miles
9 years	78,139 miles
10 years	85,959 miles
11 years	94,694 miles
12 years	100,464 miles
13 years	105,302 miles

Check a particular Grand C MAX

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Ford models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.