Ford Tourneo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Tourneo fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 0.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 14,224 individual Ford Tourneo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate76.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-0.6 points
Tests analysed14,224
Average mileage at test108,632 miles
Average year of manufacture2017
Reliability rank1,586 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Ford Tourneos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Ford Tourneo tested had covered 108,632 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Ford Tourneo bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Ford Tourneo rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Ford Tourneos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford Tourneo

  1. Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit, 0.9% of tests (4.46x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.1% of tests (3.67x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.2% of tests (2.7x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.9% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
  6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
  8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
  9. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.1% of tests
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.1% of tests

From 22,526 DVSA-tracked Ford Tourneo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.66% of these flagged Ford Tourneo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ford Tourneo pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Ford Tourneo year:

Ford Tourneo by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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