Ford Transit Connect MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ford Transit Connect MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ford Transit Connect passed on its first attempt in 72.4%, and its overall record sits −3.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ford Transit Connect in the 2023–2025 data: 607,130 tests across 22 model years (2002–2023). 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 Transit Connect MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ford Transit Connect, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Transit Connect's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ford Transit Connect DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ford Transit Connect, each with how many of the model's 607,130 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 50,825 Ford Transit Connect tests, 8.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 48,276 Ford Transit Connect tests, 8.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 18,700 Ford Transit Connect tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 15,563 Ford Transit Connect tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 12,928 Ford Transit Connect tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 12,189 Ford Transit Connect tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ford Transit Connect Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ford Transit Connect model year on record is 2023 (88.4% across 396 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (66.8%). The gap between them is 21.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Ford Transit Connect reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.8 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 Transit Connect Owners

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

• 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 — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  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 Transit Connect. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Ford Transit Connect is most common

Across every Transit Connect model year on record (2002–2023): 264,850 Ford Transit Connect cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 607,107 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 7,453 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Ford Transit Connect cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Ford Transit Connect MOT & Reliability