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2019 Ford Grand C-MAX: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2019 Ford Grand C-MAXs, from 1,050 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

1,050MOT tests in 2025
76%pass first time (all 2019 cars: 84%)
6,800typical miles a year
4.3×the usual rate for engine warning light

What stands out

Parts flagged at MOT more often on 2019 Ford Grand C-MAXs than on all cars registered in 2019.

  • Engine warning light4.3× usual
    Ford Grand C-MAX
    3.9% All 2019 cars
    0.9%

    Failed outright at MOT: 3.9%, against 0.9% of all 2019 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

  • Brake lights5× usual
    Ford Grand C-MAX
    3% All 2019 cars
    0.6%

    Failed outright at MOT: 2.9%, against 0.5% of all 2019 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

  • Number plates2.3× usual
    Ford Grand C-MAX
    3% All 2019 cars
    1.3%

    Failed outright at MOT: 0.5%, against 0.2% of all 2019 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £5–£40 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check the number plate lights work and the plates are clean and legal.

By area

The share of 2019 Ford Grand C-MAX MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    38% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Brakes
    22% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Lights and electrics
    10% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    8% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    6% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

  • Suspension
    6% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

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Other years

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20182,721Tyres 40%
20173,894Tyres 39%
20166,508Tyres 40%
20153,698Tyres 43%
20143,942Tyres 43%
20134,293Tyres 42%
20123,582Tyres 41%
20114,803Tyres 43%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2019 Ford Grand C-MAXs registered in 2019. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score