BEagle - The failure rates across the board at FTOs teaching the FIC are pretty close to zero. Any FIE who had the temerity to fail a candidate would pretty soon find himself out of business.
This is all because the CAA has, as usual, ducked its responsibilities and refuses to allocate examiners - candidates and FTOs are thus free to choose the examiner who will give them the easiest ride. The CPL Skill Test suffers, to a lesser extent, from the same disease.