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3,797 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblues pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 4.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
81.6%
Pass-after-fix
5.1%
Fail
12.4%
Avg miles
49,793
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 3,797 tests
Pass rate climbs 1.7 points across the cohorts — newer Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.
Pass
80.8%
Fail
12.8%
PRS
5.3%
Avg mileage at test
56,277 mi
Pass
82.4%
Fail
12.0%
PRS
4.9%
Avg mileage at test
43,319 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 1,509 MOT tests, the Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue returns 85.2% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 40,508, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Above average — worth comparing quotes before buying. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
106 occurrences · 2.8% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
101 occurrences · 2.7% of tests
Wiper blade defective
71 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
71 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
58 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
50 occurrences · 1.3% of tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
50 occurrences · 1.3% of tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
30 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
29 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose
27 occurrences · 0.7% 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
£128–£285
If every one of this Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue'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
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 1.7-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
82.4%
2021+ registration
the 2021-on band climbs to 82.4% — a 1.7-point improvement. Tests in this band average 43,319 miles — roughly 13K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: does not clear the windscreen effectively, 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
80.8%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 80.8% pass rate against a fleet average of 82.4% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, and does not clear the windscreen effectively. Average mileage on test for this band is 56,277 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2021+ (82.4% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (80.8% pass). That's a 1.7-point spread across 1,902 older tests and 1,895 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
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H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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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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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 Custom 320 Tnium Eblue 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.
