Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 7.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,096 individual Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 84.6% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +7.9 points |
| Tests analysed | 2,096 |
| Average mileage at test | 48,848 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2021 |
| Reliability rank | 1,266 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 84.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblues presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue tested had covered 48,848 miles and was built around 2021.
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 Custom 320 Tnium Eblue bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
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.
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Most common MOT failures on a Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.9% of tests (4.52x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.4% of tests (3.11x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1% of tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.7% of tests
From 3,345 DVSA-tracked Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.53% of these flagged Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue 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 Custom 320 Tnium Eblue year:
- 2019 Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue - 87.4% first-time pass, 310 tests
- 2020 Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue - 84.1% first-time pass, 766 tests
- 2021 Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue - 84% first-time pass, 890 tests
- 2022 Ford Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue - 87% first-time pass, 223 tests
Other Ford models
- Ford Fiesta - 71.7%
- Ford Focus - 74.4%
- Ford Transit - 67.6%
- Ford Kuga - 82.4%
- Ford Mondeo - 72.2%
- Ford Ka - 72.2%
- Ford Transit Connect - 72%
- Ford Ranger - 76.9%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Ford Focus St Ecoblue - 84.7%
- BMW 228 - 84.7%
- Ford Tourneo Custom - 84.6%
- BMW X7 - 84.6%
- Audi Rs4 - 84.6%
- Rolls Royce Silver Spirit - 84.6%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
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- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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