Ford Tourneo MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Ford Tourneo took 14,424 MOT tests in Britain and passed 74% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 14,424
First-time pass rate: 74%
All cars: 71%

What the Tourneo fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics8.4% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes6.3% (all cars 6.8%)
Suspension5.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Tyres5.3% (all cars 6.4%)
Visibility5.0% (all cars 4.8%)
Body and structure4.9% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions2.9% (all cars 3.1%)
Steering1.4% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.9%
Stop lamp: not working 1.9%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.7%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 1.5%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 1.4%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 13.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 9.5%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 9.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin 8.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 8.0%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.1%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.1%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2013	501	65%
2014	1,542	67%
2015	2,336	69%
2016	1,524	70%
2017	2,937	74%
2018	2,522	79%
2019	2,473	83%
2020	383	87%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	21,467 miles
4 years	41,758 miles
5 years	80,166 miles
6 years	95,736 miles
7 years	122,267 miles
8 years	134,887 miles
9 years	127,597 miles
10 years	131,185 miles

Check a particular Tourneo

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Ford models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.