Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 25,034 tests

Pass rate climbs 3.1 points across the cohorts — newer Tourneo Connect examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 13,377

Pass

80.6%

Fail

15.7%

PRS

3.3%

Avg mileage at test

77,015 mi

2018–2020 cohort 8,377

Pass

82.1%

Fail

13.0%

PRS

4.3%

Avg mileage at test

34,460 mi

2021+ cohort 3,280

Pass

83.7%

Fail

11.8%

PRS

3.7%

Avg mileage at test

23,751 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Ford Tourneo Connect: solid MOT record across 14,809 tests

The Ford Tourneo Connect is a diesel-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 14,809 tests puts this car on a 81.0% first-time pass rate, above the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 53,126 miles. The most common fail item is cracked or discoloured windscreen, followed by brake pads worn below 1.5mm.

Commercial-based MPVs are no longer the ‘van with windows’ they once were and the Ford Tourneo Connect is a perfect example. Flexible, versatile and comfortable, as well as better value than its close sibling from Volkswagen, the Tourneo Connect gets you a lot of everything for a.

Buyers weighing up a used Tourneo Connect should treat the failure breakdown as a pre-purchase checklist. The pass rate is reasonable, but the gap between first attempt and a clean sheet narrows with age and mileage.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 15–24

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

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01

Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

567 occurrences · 2.3% of tests
02

a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

505 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
03

Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

447 occurrences · 1.8% of tests
04

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

379 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
05

A tyre cords visible or damaged

368 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
06

Wiper blade defective

269 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
07

A tyre seriously damaged

237 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
08

A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative

189 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
09

Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

177 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
10

Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit

140 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£220–£395

If every one of this Tourneo Connect's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 3.1-point gap between bands means the year you buy Ford Tourneo Connect has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

83.7%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 83.7% — a 3.1-point improvement. Tests in this band average 23,751 miles — roughly 53K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: less than 1.5 mm thick, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

80.6%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 80.6% pass rate against a fleet average of 83.7% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, less than 1.5 mm thick, and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. Average mileage on test for this band is 77,015 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (83.7% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (80.6% pass). That's a 3.1-point spread across 13,377 older tests and 3,280 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Owner reports · Honest John

What owners actually report.

Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.

What's good

Recall history

4 UK recalls on record.

The Tourneo Connect has 4 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping a Tourneo Connect?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Tourneo Connect and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.