2018 Ford Tourneo: MOT pass rate and reliability

82.2% of 2018 Ford Tourneos pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,721 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 95,415 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Ford Tourneos (77%, 14,532 tests): +5.2 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -3.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Tourneo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Tourneo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 70.4% 493 136,982
2014 69.6% 1,581 135,821
2015 70.2% 2,337 144,241
2016 74.1% 1,592 135,946
2017 76.6% 3,015 108,486
2018 82.2% 2,721 95,415
2019 85.5% 2,457 54,211
2020 93.1% 204 31,735

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Tourneo

The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 5.2 points more often than the Ford Tourneo average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2018 Ford Tourneo the average at test was 95,415 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 93.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 69.6%. That 23.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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