65.2%
Ford Grand C-MAX
Ford Grand C-MAX MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford Grand C-MAX passed 65.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 7.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick.
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How the Grand C-MAX compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
68.8%
Ford average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Grand C-MAX runs 3.6 points behind the Ford average. It is 23rd of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average Grand C-MAX arrived at its test 10.5 years old with 86,578 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Grand C-MAX MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ford Grand C-MAX cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 77.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.1%, a drop of 17.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 507 | 77.9% | 5.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 19,428 | 68.8% | 3.5 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 14,635 | 60.1% | 12.2 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Grand C-MAX failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford Grand C-MAX cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 48.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Grand C-MAX MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford Grand C-MAX cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 47.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford Grand C-MAX cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Grand C-MAX
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed, tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 17.2% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working and position lamp not working. 10.4% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 6.6% of failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 5.3% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Grand C-MAX has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Ford Grand C-MAX buying guide.
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Ford Grand C-MAX MOT FAQs
What is the Ford Grand C-MAX MOT pass rate?
65.2% of Ford Grand C-MAX cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 34,571 tests. That is 7.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 426th of 575 models.
What does a Ford Grand C-MAX most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford Grand C-MAX cars failing their 2025 MOT was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, on 6.6% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.9%) and stop lamp not working (5.8%).
Which area causes the most Ford Grand C-MAX MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 28.4%, followed by tyres at 20.1%.
Do older Ford Grand C-MAX cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford Grand C-MAX cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 77.9% of MOT tests in 2025, against 60.1% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Ford Grand C-MAX has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford Grand C-MAX that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Ford Grand C-MAX's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.