Pass rate
84.4%
Around average — 3.5 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 55,950 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £33–£83
2018 Ford Transit Connect MOT pass rate
- 2018
- Van
- 3 trims combined
- typical 76,458 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
29.1% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 88.4% pass
- Avoid 2005 66.8% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 21.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.8%
- Typical mileage
- 76k mi
The 2018 Ford Transit Connect MOT pass rate is 84.4% of its MOT tests — 3.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Ford Transit Connect does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.5× the national share
Tyres make up 29.1% of everything recorded on the 2018 Ford Transit Connect, against 19.8% nationally — 9.3 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, vans this age and mileage expect about 87.9%; this one manages 84.4% — 3.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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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Every Ford Transit Connect first registered in 2018 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2018 Ford Transit Connect compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 3.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.8%. The median 2018 Ford Transit Connect in this dataset had covered 76,458 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 99% of tests, with a 84.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.4% of the time, April–September 84.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 6.57% of tests.
- 55,950 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.4% overall pass rate, 81.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Transit Connect, the average is 77.6% — best year 2023 (88.4%), worst 2005 (66.8%).
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
- 55,950
- Typical mileage (median)
- 76,458 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Transit 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 Transit Connect MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (99% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Transit Connect
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 12,214 | 84.6% |
| East of England | 7,363 | 84.6% |
| North West | 6,282 | 83.9% |
| South West | 5,111 | 83.5% |
| Yorkshire | 4,856 | 84.8% |
| West Midlands | 4,728 | 85.3% |
| Scotland | 3,976 | 82.0% |
| East Midlands | 3,935 | 84.3% |
| London | 2,808 | 86.0% |
| Wales | 2,701 | 86.1% |
| North East | 1,969 | 84.8% |
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 2018 Transit 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 2018 Transit 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 windscreen 6.6% 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 lights 5.2% 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 wipers and washers 2.3% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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 2018 Transit Connect through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £33–£83 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £33–£83
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 55,950 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 Transit Connect, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2002 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.8% to 88.4% — a spread of 21.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 68.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 67.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 67.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 66.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 67.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2007 67.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 67.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 68.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 68.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 70.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 74.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 79.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 80.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 82.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 84.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 84.4%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 83.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 84.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 86.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 85.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2023 88.4% windscreen damaged but not…
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 2018 Ford Transit 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 2018 vans with a similar record
- Toyota Proace 84.5%
- Peugeot Expert 84.8%
- Citroen Relay 84.0%
- Volkswagen Transporter 85.2%
- Citroen Dispatch 83.3%
- Volkswagen Caddy 86.1%
Closest pass rates among 2018 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 Ford Transit 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 64,676 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 19,087 | 29.10% | 19.76% | +9.34 |
| Brakes | 15,638 | 23.90% | 20.89% | +3.01 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9,875 | 15.10% | 12.21% | +2.89 |
| Visibility | 8,671 | 13.20% | 4.97% | +8.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3,044 | 4.60% | 5.52% | −0.92 |
| Non-component advisories | 2,926 | 4.50% | 4.18% | +0.32 |
| Suspension | 2,632 | 4.00% | 20.98% | −16.98 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1,341 | 2.00% | 1.76% | +0.24 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 830 | 1.30% | 5.57% | −4.27 |
| Steering | 632 | 1.00% | 2.57% | −1.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.6% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.3% | £8–22 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.8% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.5% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.8% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3,300 | 89.0% | 21,544 mi |
| 30-60k | 14,409 | 86.1% | 46,845 mi |
| 60-90k | 18,123 | 84.2% | 74,667 mi |
| 90-120k | 12,550 | 82.8% | 103,415 mi |
| 120k+ | 7,540 | 82.8% | 145,097 mi |
Source: 55,950 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.
2018 Transit Connect MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Ford Transit Connect?
84.4% of the 55,950 2018 Ford Transit Connect tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 81.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Ford Transit Connect?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.57%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.21%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.27%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Ford Transit Connect MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.0% of the time, falling to 82.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Ford Transit Connect in this dataset had covered 76,458 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Ford Transit Connect?
Diesel: 84.5% pass rate across 55,159 tests. Petrol: 83.3% pass rate across 791 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Ford Transit Connect MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.