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S88 KLS

2011 Ford S-max

Silver Diesel 1997cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires21 Jul 2027
Tests33 (26 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate78.8%

Mileage

156,120 mi
Last recorded156,120 miles
Recorded on22 Jul 2026
Typical for 2011 Ford S-max82,552 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationS88 KLS
MakeFord
ModelS-max
Year2011
ColourSilver
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,997cc

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50+ data points
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MOT History

26 pass 7 fail
Pass 22 Jul 2026 156,120 miles

Central Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective both (3.4 (b) (i))

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

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

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

general underbody corrosion to subframes and suspension components

Fail 13 Jul 2026 156,113 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Central Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective both (3.4 (b) (i))

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

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

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

general underbody corrosion to subframes and suspension components

Pass 28 Jul 2025 138,571 miles
Pass 17 Jul 2025 147,713 miles

All rear steering/suspension ball joint/bushes deteriorating

Exhaust system corroded

Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Upper Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened and all suspension/steering components bolted to it (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Lower Gearbox mounting defective

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded unable to see lower part of spring (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened radius arm that houses coil spring (5.3.3 (b) (i))

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

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

Rear Upper Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened and all suspension/steering components bolted to it, heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear pads over half worn.

Fail 14 Jul 2025 147,713 miles

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened radius arm that houses coil spring (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

All rear steering/suspension ball joint/bushes deteriorating

Exhaust system corroded

Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Upper Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened and all suspension/steering components bolted to it (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Lower Gearbox mounting defective

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded unable to see lower part of spring (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened radius arm that houses coil spring (5.3.3 (b) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Coil spring corroded heavily corroded unable to see lower part of spring, advise to replace asap (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Upper Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened and all suspension/steering components bolted to it, heavily corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear pads over half worn.

Pass 30 Jul 2024 127,564 miles
Fail 30 Jul 2024 127,562 miles

Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))

Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))

Pass 12 Jul 2024 138,600 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front (252/50/17 98w xl) (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ns and os

Rear Coil spring corroded both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))

exhaust system corroded

rear subframe corroded and all connecting components

smoke coming from the engine top

Fail 12 Jul 2024 138,600 miles

Offside Front Headlamp insecure bracket broken on headlight (4.1.1 (c))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front (252/50/17 98w xl) (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ns and os

Rear Coil spring corroded both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))

exhaust system corroded

rear subframe corroded and all connecting components

smoke coming from the engine top

Pass 20 Jul 2023 112,556 miles

General underside corrosion front to rear

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

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

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

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

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

Pass 15 Jul 2023 131,947 miles

Offside Front Coil spring corroded both rears (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened and rear also all joining parts (5.3.3 (b) (i))

exhaust system corroded

Pass 13 Jul 2022 125,401 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened and rear also suspension components that join them (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front offside and nearside tyres scrubbing around inner and outer edges of treads 225/50/17

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

Nearside Rear tyre starting to go out of shape around tread.

Offside Front Coil spring corroded and both rears (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

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

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

exhaust system corroded

Pass 26 Feb 2022 109,871 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

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

Pass 15 Jul 2021 119,337 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Nearside and offside

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 15 Jul 2021 119,337 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Nearside and offside

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 6 Mar 2021 101,778 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords outer sidewall (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 16 Jul 2020 114,419 miles
Fail 14 Jul 2020 114,417 miles

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

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

Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Pass 24 Feb 2020 91,097 miles

Offside Rear Nail in tyre

Fail 18 Feb 2020 91,090 miles

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Nail in tyre

Pass 13 Feb 2020 112,497 miles
Pass 11 Feb 2019 96,965 miles
Pass 2 Nov 2018 79,157 miles

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre

Pass 7 Feb 2018 82,924 miles
Pass 2 Nov 2017 71,955 miles

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 8 Feb 2017 68,813 miles
Pass 25 Oct 2016 64,849 miles

both front tyres 0n 3.5mm 235/45/18

front brake pads on 3mm approx

rear brake pads on 3mm approx (inner pads)

Pass 16 Feb 2016 53,288 miles
Pass 10 Nov 2015 57,593 miles
Pass 13 Mar 2015 37,975 miles
Pass 21 Mar 2014 28,158 miles
Pass 12 Dec 2013 39,579 miles

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 17 Dec 2012 31,066 miles

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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S88 KLS is a 2011 Ford S-max in Silver with a 1,997cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 33 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 78.8%.

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 performed better than the average for its year.

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 S88 KLS, 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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S88 KLS is a 2011 Ford S-max, first registered on 1 March 2011.

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