2014 Ford Tourneo Connect MOT pass rate

Pass rate

78.9%

Around average — 1.3 pts behind the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 2,655 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £38–£108

Most common fault

Brakes

29.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally

mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.

Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →

4.4 pts down across model years — 7.3% in 2014, 2.9% in 2022.

Every failure, with what it costs →

Which year to buy

  • Best 2023 91.2% pass
  • Avoid 2006 62.4% pass

Across the 19 years on record, a spread of 28.8 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass
73.9%
Typical mileage
87k mi

The 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect MOT pass rate is 78.9% of its MOT tests — 1.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.0% of what testers record.

MOT PASS RATES

The 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect on the real record

78.9% of 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect MOTs passed — 2,655 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rate

The answer from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records.

Check your postcode

MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford Tourneo Connect does in your corner of the country.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Brakes: 1.4× the national share

Brakes make up 29.0% of everything recorded on the 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect, against 20.9% nationally — 8.1 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.

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 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 1.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 73.9%. The median 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect in this dataset had covered 86,500 mi.

91% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 78.4% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.1% of the time, April–September 77.6%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.43% of tests.

  • 2,655 recorded tests behind this page.
  • 78.9% overall pass rate, 73.9% on a first attempt.
  • Across every year of the Ford Tourneo Connect, the average is 84.6% — best year 2023 (91.2%), worst 2006 (62.4%).

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
2,655
Typical mileage (median)
86,500 mi
Make and model
Ford Tourneo Connect
Updated
2026-11-05

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.

Top part to budget for

Windscreen

Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.

Does mileage affect the Tourneo Connect MOT pass rate?

0-30k 91.8%
30-60k 82.0%
60-90k 78.9%
90-120k 76.7%
120k+ 77.5%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.

Fuel type and reliability

Diesel 78.4%
Petrol 84.0%

Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (91% of tests).

Regional pass rates for the Tourneo Connect

Region Tests Pass rate
South East 392 81.6%
North West 376 80.6%
South West 376 77.4%
East of England 283 83.0%
Yorkshire 266 75.9%
Scotland 262 74.0%
East Midlands 215 78.6%
West Midlands 177 81.4%
Wales 163 75.5%
North East 112 75.9%
London 33 87.9%

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 2014 Tourneo 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.

Brakes 29.0%
+8.1 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts
Tyres 26.2%
+6.4 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices
Suspension 11.8%
−9.2 pts vs national national 21.0% Price suspension parts
Lamps & electrics 7.9%
−4.3 pts vs national national 12.2% Order bulbs & wipers
Show the other 6 fault categories
  • Visibility 6.0%
  • Emissions & leaks 5.5%
  • Advisories 5.4%
  • Body & chassis 2.7%
  • Identification 2.3%
  • Seat belts 2.0%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 2014 Tourneo 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.

  1. Check the windscreen 3.4% 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.

  2. Check the coil springs 2.6% of tests

    “coil spring fractured or broken”

    Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

  3. Check the brakes 2.4% of tests

    “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

    Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

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 2014 Tourneo Connect through its MOT

Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£108 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 10 common items
£38–£108
Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
£3–£15
Dearest common item: on or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed…
£60–£250
Common items a careful owner can do at home
70%
Repairs that still cost under £30
25%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,655 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 Tourneo Connect, side by side

19 model years on record, from 2003 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 62.4% to 91.2% — a spread of 28.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

  1. 2003 67.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
  2. 2004 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
  3. 2005 64.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
  4. 2006 62.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
  5. 2007 64.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
  6. 2008 69.2% joints constant velocity boot…
  7. 2009 78.0% joints constant velocity boot…
  8. 2010 69.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
  9. 2014 78.9%
    windscreen damaged but not…
  10. 2015 80.5% windscreen damaged but not…
  11. 2016 85.2% windscreen damaged but not…
  12. 2017 86.0% windscreen damaged but not…
  13. 2018 86.2% windscreen damaged but not…
  14. 2019 85.7% malfunction indicator lamp…
  15. 2020 86.3% malfunction indicator lamp…
  16. 2021 87.4% windscreen damaged but not…
  17. 2022 87.4% has ply or cords exposed
  18. 2023 91.2% windscreen damaged but not…
  19. 2024 89.6% headlamp aim projected beam image…

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 2014 Ford Tourneo 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.

Compare 2014 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

Other 2014 people carriers with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2014 people carriers with at least 200 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best people carriers and worst people carriers.

The full DVSA record for the 2014 Ford Tourneo 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 3,725 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
Brakes 1,093 29.00% 20.89% +8.11
Tyres 989 26.20% 19.76% +6.44
Suspension 447 11.80% 20.98% −9.18
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 299 7.90% 12.21% −4.31
Visibility 225 6.00% 4.97% +1.03
Noise, emissions and leaks 207 5.50% 5.52% −0.02
Non-component advisories 203 5.40% 4.18% +1.22
Body, chassis, structure 102 2.70% 5.57% −2.87
Identification of the vehicle 86 2.30% 1.76% +0.54
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 74 2.00% 0.82% +1.18

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 2,655 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost Part
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility Minor 3.4% £80–200 Windscreen →
Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension Major 2.6% £25–65 Coil Spring →
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Major 2.4% £18–45 Brake Pads Set →
On or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks Major 2.3% £60–250 Emissions Repair →
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres Major 2.1% £45–95 Tyres →
Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment Major 2.0% £8–25 Horn →
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes Major 1.7% £3–15 Bulb →
Ball joint excessively worn Suspension Major 1.4% £18–45 Ball Joint →
Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility Major 1.4% £8–22 Wiper Blade →
Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure Minor 1.2% £80–250 Body Panel Repair →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Advisory 21.3% £45–95
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Advisory 12.1% £18–45
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes Advisory 8.7% £45–110
Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Advisory 6.1% £45–95
Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks Advisory 3.3% £200–700
Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes Advisory 3.0% £45–110

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage Tests Pass rate Median odometer
0-30k 73 91.8% 21,592 mi
30-60k 488 82.0% 47,953 mi
60-90k 861 78.9% 75,128 mi
90-120k 746 76.7% 103,600 mi
120k+ 476 77.5% 153,342 mi

Source: 2,655 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.

2014 Tourneo Connect MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect?

78.9% of the 2,655 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 73.9%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect?

The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.43%), coil spring fractured or broken (2.60%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.41%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.8% of the time, falling to 77.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect in this dataset had covered 86,500 mi.

Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect?

Diesel: 78.4% pass rate across 2,405 tests. Petrol: 84.0% pass rate across 250 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.

Does the season affect the 2014 Ford Tourneo Connect MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.