Ford Transit Courier MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Ford Transit Courier passed on its first attempt in 79.4%, and its overall record sits +1.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ford Transit Courier in the 2023–2025 data: 94,151 tests across 10 model years (2014–2023). 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 Courier MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ford Transit Courier, each with how many of the model's 94,151 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 6,622 Ford Transit Courier tests, 7.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 5,221 Ford Transit Courier tests, 5.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 4,473 Ford Transit Courier tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Mirrors slightly damaged" (Minor) — noted on about 1,637 Ford Transit Courier tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 1,625 Ford Transit Courier tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 1,414 Ford Transit Courier tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ford Transit Courier Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ford Transit Courier model year on record is 2023 (94.7% across 95 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (77.0%). The gap between them is 17.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Ford Transit Courier reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.8 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 Courier Owners

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

• 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 tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Ford Transit Courier MOT & Reliability