Ford Tourneo Connect MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Ford Tourneo Connect took 12,692 MOT tests in Britain and passed 78% of them first time, above 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: 12,692
First-time pass rate: 78%
All cars: 71%

What the Tourneo Connect fails on

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

Tyres6.6% (all cars 6.4%)
Lights and electrics5.2% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes4.8% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility4.8% (all cars 4.8%)
Exhaust and emissions2.6% (all cars 3.1%)
Suspension2.2% (all cars 9.0%)
Seat belts and airbags1.9% (all cars 1.0%)
Body and structure1.5% (all cars 3.5%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.4%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.7%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.3%
Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 2.1%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.4%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.1%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 0.9%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 0.9%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 20.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin 11.0%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 3.7%
Seat belts, condition: webbing slightly damaged or frayed 3.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.1%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 1.8%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.6%

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
2014	719	72%
2015	1,833	74%
2016	2,386	81%
2017	1,954	82%
2018	1,134	80%
2019	1,954	79%
2020	2,158	80%

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	21,347 miles
4 years	28,412 miles
5 years	41,455 miles
6 years	52,551 miles
7 years	64,196 miles
8 years	75,100 miles
9 years	83,077 miles

Check a particular Tourneo Connect

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.