Table 1

 Scoring system for likelihood of occurrence (O) used in FMEA

LikelihoodDataScoreProbability
RemoteNo known occurrence11/10000
LowPossible but no data2–41/5000
ModerateDocumented but infrequent5–61/200
HighDocumented and frequent7–81/100
Very HighDocumented, almost certain9–101/20