Ford Tourneo MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ford Tourneo MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ford Tourneo passed on its first attempt in 77.4%, and its overall record sits +0.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ford Tourneo in the 2023–2025 data: 49,920 tests across 11 model years (2004–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Ford Tourneo MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ford Tourneo, the Body, chassis, structure section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Ford Tourneo's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ford Tourneo DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ford Tourneo, each with how many of the model's 49,920 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2,445 Ford Tourneo tests, 4.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 1,757 Ford Tourneo tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1,676 Ford Tourneo tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 1,608 Ford Tourneo tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 900 Ford Tourneo tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 822 Ford Tourneo tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ford Tourneo Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ford Tourneo model year on record is 2020 (90.1% across 636 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (69.1%). The gap between them is 21.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Ford Tourneo reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ford Tourneo Owners

These checks follow this Ford Tourneo's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ford Tourneo.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “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.

• the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Ford Tourneo. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Ford Tourneo MOT & Reliability