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Ford Tourneo MOT fail rate by age

How often the Ford Tourneo fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 55,404 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=9,531)23.3%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test68,232
All cars, median mileage44,951

277 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Ford Tourneo fails 17.4% of MOTs (2,552 tests), 5.3 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 11 years it fails 33.2% (2,052 tests), about the same as the 33.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 8 years: 6.9 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 2.6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 11 years 36.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Ford Tourneo: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years17.4%2,55212.1%+5.3 pts22,343 miles
4 years17.4%5,10113.4%+4.0 pts39,890 miles
5 years20.8%8,02815.3%+5.5 pts54,050 miles
6 years23.3%9,53117.8%+5.4 pts68,232 miles
7 years27.4%9,45920.6%+6.8 pts91,305 miles
8 years30.7%8,40323.8%+6.9 pts103,791 miles
9 years32.3%5,88227.1%+5.1 pts114,219 miles
10 years32.6%4,39630.3%+2.3 pts118,205 miles
11 years33.2%2,05233.3%0.0 pts117,080 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Driveshaft CV boot split Major2.6
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Major1.9
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major1.8
Suspension arm bush worn Major1.4

Out of 9,531 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake light not working Major3
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.7
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.2
Dipped headlight not working Major2.1
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous1.7
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.6

Out of 9,531 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Ford Fiesta21.0%381,55317.8%
Ford Focus16.8%233,11317.8%
Ford Kuga15.6%150,42617.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201411 years in 202533.3%1,52733.3%
201510 years in 202531.7%2,28530.3%
20169 years in 202528.1%1,50727.1%
20178 years in 202529.8%2,91523.8%
20187 years in 202524.2%2,59620.6%
20196 years in 202520.6%2,36117.8%

More on the Ford Tourneo

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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