Service brake fluctuating on the Ford Transit Connect
Service brake fluctuating on the Ford Transit Connect is recorded on 12,677 tests — 2.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 25 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 607,130 tests · every year of the Transit Connect → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Transit Connect tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2003, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 2.5%; best 2021 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 405 | 19,610 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 607 | 28,022 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 969 | 58,842 | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,430 | 55,982 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,601 | 63,778 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,463 | 57,368 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 798 | 39,078 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 421 | 39,768 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 437 | 45,114 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 408 | 44,416 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 242 | 32,946 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 626 | 116,355 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 671 | 142,086 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 653 | 146,274 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 657 | 184,284 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 513 | 111,900 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 343 | 101,362 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 230 | 73,754 | 0.3% |
| 2021 | 138 | 49,006 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Service brake fluctuating: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford Transit Connect MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →