2009 Ford C-MAX — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2009 perform at MOT as they age

17 years

Current Age

56.3%

Latest Pass Rate

91,963

Total Tests (All Years)

100,924 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 15

This car: 56.3%

Average: 52.4%

✅ 3.9% above average (11197 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2009 Ford C-MAX as it ages.

2 yrs78.3%

→ ↑1.1%

3 yrs79.4%

→ ↓0.1%

4 yrs79.3%

→ ↓2.7%

5 yrs76.6%

→ ↓3.0%

6 yrs73.6%

→ ↓4.0%

7 yrs69.6%

→ ↓3.4%

8 yrs66.2%

→ ↓3.4%

9 yrs62.8%

→ ↓1.4%

10 yrs61.4%

→ ↓0.9%

11 yrs60.5%

→ ↓2.4%

12 yrs58.1%

→ ↓0.6%

13 yrs57.5%

→ ↓0.6%

14 yrs56.9%

→ ↓0.6%

15 yrs56.3%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	78.3%	457
3 yrs	79.4%	8,807
4 yrs	79.3%	8,260
5 yrs	76.6%	8,264
6 yrs	73.6%	8,261
7 yrs	69.6%	8,150
8 yrs	66.2%	8,118
9 yrs	62.8%	5,652
10 yrs	61.4%	5,852
11 yrs	60.5%	5,804
12 yrs	58.1%	7,102
13 yrs	57.5%	5,369
14 yrs	56.9%	6,075
15 yrs	56.3%	5,792

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2009 Ford C-MAX pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (15 yrs)	56.3%	5,792
2023 (14 yrs)	56.9%	6,075
2022 (13 yrs)	57.5%	5,369
2021 (12 yrs)	58.1%	7,102
2020 (11 yrs)	60.5%	5,804
2019 (10 yrs)	61.4%	5,852
2018 (9 yrs)	62.8%	5,652
2017 (8 yrs)	66.2%	8,118
2016 (7 yrs)	69.6%	8,150
2015 (6 yrs)	73.6%	8,261
2014 (5 yrs)	76.6%	8,264
2013 (4 yrs)	79.3%	8,260
2012 (3 yrs)	79.4%	8,807
2011 (2 yrs)	78.3%	457

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2011

78.3%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 457Avg Mileage 22,826Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.6%

2012

79.4%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 8,807Avg Mileage 26,257Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.6%

2013

79.3%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 8,260Avg Mileage 34,328Top Failure Tyres — 17.5%

2014

76.6%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 8,264Avg Mileage 42,607Top Failure Tyres — 19.9%

2015

73.6%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 8,261Avg Mileage 50,887Top Failure Tyres — 22.2%

2016

69.6%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 8,150Avg Mileage 59,008Top Failure Tyres — 24.7%

2017

66.2%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 8,118Avg Mileage 66,362Top Failure Suspension — 25.7%

2018High Fail Rate

62.8%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 5,652Avg Mileage 73,941Top Failure Suspension — 33.7%

2019High Fail Rate

61.4%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 5,852Avg Mileage 79,832Top Failure Tyres — 37.3%

2020High Fail Rate

60.5%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 5,804Avg Mileage 85,504Top Failure Suspension — 42.2%

2021High Fail Rate

58.1%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 7,102Avg Mileage 89,287Top Failure Suspension — 51.3%

2022High Fail Rate

57.5%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 5,369Avg Mileage 93,416Top Failure Suspension — 51.0%

2023High Fail Rate

56.9%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 6,075Avg Mileage 97,229Top Failure Suspension — 57.9%

2024High Fail Rate

56.3%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 5,792Avg Mileage 100,924Top Failure Suspension — 55.2%

MOT results for 2009 Ford C-MAX by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2011	2	78.3%	457	22,826	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.6%
2012	3	79.4%	8,807	26,257	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.6%
2013	4	79.3%	8,260	34,328	Tyres — 17.5%
2014	5	76.6%	8,264	42,607	Tyres — 19.9%
2015	6	73.6%	8,261	50,887	Tyres — 22.2%
2016	7	69.6%	8,150	59,008	Tyres — 24.7%
2017	8	66.2%	8,118	66,362	Suspension — 25.7%
2018	9	62.8%	5,652	73,941	Suspension — 33.7%
2019	10	61.4%	5,852	79,832	Tyres — 37.3%
2020	11	60.5%	5,804	85,504	Suspension — 42.2%
2021	12	58.1%	7,102	89,287	Suspension — 51.3%
2022	13	57.5%	5,369	93,416	Suspension — 51.0%
2023	14	56.9%	6,075	97,229	Suspension — 57.9%
2024	15	56.3%	5,792	100,924	Suspension — 55.2%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2009 Ford C-MAX, with age trends.

Suspension

29.9%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

28.2%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

28.1%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

18.8%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

15.6%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	3.1% (2 yrs)	27.3% (15 yrs)	+24.2%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	10.1% (2 yrs)	33.8% (15 yrs)	+23.7%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford C-MAX cars manufactured in 2009 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2011 to 2024, covering 91,963 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.