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Ford Transit Connect steering problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 64,329 MOT tests · Updated

At 6 years, 0.4 in 100 MOT tests of the Ford Transit Connect failed on steering, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 64,329 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.6–0.8×) (all test years), 243 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 20 ages from 3 to 22 years, 676,611 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 6 years: 64,329 for the Ford Transit Connect

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.4 fails per 100 MOT tests at 6 years, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 (all test years). The Ford Transit Connect fails less often here.

Why it matters

A steering fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The Ford Transit Connect is a commercial or van-based vehicle: it is compared with all class 4 vehicles, cars and vans together, so part of any difference can come from how vans are used.

Ford Transit Connect steering fails by age

Ford Transit Connect steering fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Ford Transit Connect. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0243 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 45,730 MOT tests34 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 54,892 MOT tests5 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 61,900 MOT tests56 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 64,329 MOT tests7 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 62,318 MOT tests78 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 56,264 MOT tests9 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 42,190 MOT tests910 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 34,247 MOT tests11 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 27,153 MOT tests1112 years: 2.8 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 22,011 MOT tests13 years: 3.1 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 22,810 MOT tests1314 years: 3.4 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 25,619 MOT tests15 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 3.3), 29,526 MOT tests1516 years: 3.1 per 100 (all cars 3.4), 32,203 MOT tests17 years: 3.2 per 100 (all cars 3.6), 31,301 MOT tests1718 years: 3.4 per 100 (all cars 3.9), 26,227 MOT tests19 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 4.1), 19,469 MOT tests1920 years: 3.2 per 100 (all cars 4.2), 11,030 MOT tests21 years: 3.0 per 100 (all cars 4.2), 5,337 MOT tests2122 years: 4.4 per 100 (all cars 4.0), 2,055 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Ford Transit Connect All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
345,7300.30.1
454,8920.30.2
561,9000.40.3
664,3290.40.5
762,3180.40.8
856,2640.51.2
942,1900.71.8
1034,2471.12.1
1127,1531.82.5
1222,0112.82.8
1322,8103.12.9
1425,6193.43.2
1529,5263.33.3
1632,2033.13.4
1731,3013.23.6
1826,2273.43.9
19*19,4693.34.1
20*11,0303.24.2
21*5,3373.04.2
22*2,0554.44.0

All first-use years of the Ford Transit Connect pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the steering at 6 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.5 diesel: 0.4 per 100 at 6 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 55,609 MOT tests)
  • 1.8 diesel: 3.2 per 100 at 16 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 31,964 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 diesel: 0.2 per 100 at 6 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 7,601 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Play in steering rack inner joint(s).

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Other Ford Transit Connect problems

Steering on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Ford Transit Connect have more steering problems than other cars?

0.6 to 0.8 times the steering fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 6 years (all test years), from 64,329 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 6 of the 20 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Ford Transit Connect steering problems?

0.4 in 100 MOT tests at 6 years failed on steering, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 64,329 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 676,611 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare