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BL11 FZZ

2011 Ford S-max

Silver Diesel 1560cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires11 Mar 2027
Tests18 (12 pass, 6 fail)
Pass rate66.7%

Mileage

102,096 mi
Last recorded102,096 miles
Recorded on9 Mar 2026
Typical for 2011 Ford S-max82,552 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBL11 FZZ
MakeFord
ModelS-max
Year2011
ColourSilver
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,560cc

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MOT History

12 pass 6 fail
Pass 9 Mar 2026 102,096 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin appear low but restricted view (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated leaking small amount of grease (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front seat belt slow to retract near excessive

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 2 Mar 2026 102,057 miles

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm inner and outer edge wear excessive (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Offside Front Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm inner edge wear excessive showing cords and outer edge wear (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin appear low but restricted view (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated leaking small amount of grease (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front seat belt slow to retract near excessive

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 12 Mar 2025 97,446 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front wing mirror unit

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view cracked (3.2 (a) (i))

Fail 5 Mar 2025 97,422 miles

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt lower arm ball joint boot (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower arm ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick inner pads (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer edge wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front wing mirror unit

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view cracked (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 28 Feb 2024 93,141 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated lower arm ball joint boot deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lower arm ball joint has near excessive play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin inner appear low but restricted view (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Fail 28 Feb 2024 93,141 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated lower arm ball joint boot deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lower arm ball joint has near excessive play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin inner appear low but restricted view (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 9 Mar 2023 88,951 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer wear (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn and corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin appear 1/2 worn (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 8 Mar 2022 84,994 miles

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front most bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Obligatory mirror slightly damaged mirror glass cracked and assembly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer shoulder wear (5.2.3 (e))

Fail 8 Mar 2022 84,994 miles

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front most bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Obligatory mirror slightly damaged mirror glass cracked and assembly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer shoulder wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Pass 5 Mar 2021 80,414 miles
Pass 14 Feb 2020 77,941 miles

Central Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement swing arm bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perishing and getting low on tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Pass 13 Feb 2019 72,093 miles

Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt centre row x 3 ()

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively slight wear (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer shoulder wear (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front mirror cowling missing and repeater lamp held by tape

Pass 9 Mar 2018 67,681 miles

Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt three in centre row ()

off side front tyre has slight inner shoulder wear

Fail 9 Mar 2018 67,681 miles

Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt three in centre row ()

Offside Front Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)

off side front tyre has slight inner shoulder wear

Pass 10 Mar 2017 63,344 miles

All brake discs slightly worn

Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt All 3 center seats ()

Engine covers and under trays fitted obscuring some components

Front Tyres have inner and outer edge wear

Nearside Front Tyre outer wall chipped

Pass 4 Mar 2016 55,791 miles

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened slight wear (3.5.1i)

child seat fitted, centre rear and near side rear, precluding full check of installation

off side front under arch guard showing signs of contact with tyre, not seen on lock to lock

Fail 2 Mar 2016 55,791 miles

Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened slight wear (3.5.1i)

child seat fitted, centre rear and near side rear, precluding full check of installation

off side front under arch guard showing signs of contact with tyre, not seen on lock to lock

Pass 11 Mar 2015 50,490 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test

How Reliable is the Ford S-max?

Based on 1,368,227 MOT tests across 101,843 vehicles.

74.9%
Pass Rate
8,124
Miles/Year
20
Year Lifespan
101,843
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 26,089
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 18,704
Stop lamp not working 10,335
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases 9,141
Tyre has ply or cords exposed 9,079
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BL11 FZZ is a 2011 Ford S-max in Silver with a 1,560cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 18 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.

Across all 2011 Ford S-max models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.9% with a typical mileage of 82,552 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Ford S-max fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 26,089 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BL11 FZZ, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Ford S-max typically stays on UK roads for around 20 years. At 15 years old, this Ford S-max is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BL11 FZZ is a 2011 Ford S-max, first registered on 31 May 2011.

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