Pass rate
68.7%
Below average — 4.3 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 217 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £62–£168
2007 Ford Connect MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 152,214 mi
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Most common fault
Suspension
18.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 68.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2009 59.8% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 8.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.4%
- Typical mileage
- 152k mi
The 2007 Ford Connect MOT pass rate is 68.7% of its MOT tests — 4.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 18.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.0× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.4% of everything recorded on the 2007 Ford Connect, against 5.6% nationally — 5.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 18.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.0%; this one manages 68.7% — 4.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 24% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2007 Ford Connect compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 4.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.4%. The median 2007 Ford Connect in this dataset had covered 152,214 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 67.8% of the time, April–September 69.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 13.82% of tests.
- 217 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.7% overall pass rate, 58.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Connect, the average is 65.6% — best year 2007 (68.7%), worst 2009 (59.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 217
- Typical mileage (median)
- 152,214 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Connect
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Connect MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 50% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Connect
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 41 | 56.1% |
| North West | 38 | 60.5% |
| South East | 38 | 78.9% |
| West Midlands | 27 | 77.8% |
| East of England | 25 | 72.0% |
| Wales | 16 | 75.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2007 Connect
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2007 Connect
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 13.4% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 12.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the battery 8.8% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2007 Connect through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £62–£168 — and 24% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £62–£168
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 24%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 217 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Connect, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2007 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 59.8% to 68.7% — a spread of 8.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 68.7%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 64.6% component mounting prescribed…
- 2009 59.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2007 Ford Connect with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2007 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Tigra 68.7%
- Vauxhall Meriva 68.8%
- Renault Scenic 68.8%
- Nissan X-Trail 68.5%
- Renault Modus 68.5%
- Nissan Pathfinder 68.5%
Closest pass rates among 2007 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2007 Ford Connect 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 991 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 191 | 18.90% | 20.98% | −2.08 |
| Brakes | 191 | 18.90% | 20.89% | −1.99 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 162 | 16.10% | 12.21% | +3.89 |
| Tyres | 115 | 11.40% | 19.76% | −8.36 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 115 | 11.40% | 5.57% | +5.83 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 84 | 8.30% | 5.52% | +2.78 |
| Visibility | 60 | 5.90% | 4.97% | +0.93 |
| Non-component advisories | 31 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 24 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 18 | 1.80% | 0.82% | +0.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 13.8% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 13.4% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 12.0% | £80–200 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.8% | £60–140 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 7.4% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.9% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 6.0% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.5% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.5% | £80–250 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 4.6% | £40–120 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 34.1% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 33.6% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 29.9% | £200–700 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.5% | £25–65 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.1% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 10 | 90.0% | 53,563 mi |
| 60-90k | 20 | 75.0% | 76,954 mi |
| 90-120k | 24 | 58.3% | 106,249 mi |
| 120k+ | 159 | 68.6% | 173,364 mi |
Source: 217 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2007 Connect MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Ford Connect?
68.7% of the 217 2007 Ford Connect tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 58.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Ford Connect?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (13.82%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (13.36%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (11.98%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Ford Connect MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.0% of the time, falling to 68.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Ford Connect in this dataset had covered 152,214 mi.
Does the season affect the 2007 Ford Connect MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 67.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.