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MOT reliability

Ford Transit connect

282,439 vehicles · 3,636,758 completed MOT tests analysed
70%
MOT pass rate

Based on 282,439 Ford Transit connect vehicles and 3,636,758 completed MOT tests, the Ford Transit connect has an overall 70% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 127,232 miles.

282,439
Vehicles
3,636,758
MOT tests
10,371
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Ford Transit connect problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Ford Transit connect MOT tests:

  • Other55%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension18%
  • Brakes15%
  • Lamps & electrical8%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Body & structure5%
  • Visibility4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Ford Transit connect pass rate by age

How the Ford Transit connect's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
163685%
211,49380%
3358,72078%
4357,34976%
5346,02275%
6331,77873%
7315,82572%
8295,09971%
9270,06269%
10245,45067%
11219,91266%
12191,79864%
13166,66264%
14140,73263%
15114,25563%
1689,57963%
1768,44463%
1849,00863%
1931,37163%
2017,91863%

Fuel types: Diesel (278,954), Petrol (3,115), LPG (314), Gas Bi-Fuel (21), Electric (19), Gas (6), Other (5), Hybrid Electric (Clean) (4)

Most common Ford Transit connect MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Ford Transit connect MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (172,299 times)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (128,957 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (126,357 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (122,514 times)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (117,776 times)
  6. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (83,732 times)
  7. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (75,839 times)
  8. Oil leak (75,515 times)
  9. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (70,277 times)
  10. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (68,667 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (66,374 times)
  12. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (66,040 times)
  13. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (61,439 times)
  14. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (61,410 times)
  15. Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (60,760 times)

Ford Transit connect pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2025 1 1 100% 1,151
2024 9 9 0% —
2023 273 336 82% 44,717
2022 2,496 5,135 83% 52,325
2021 10,917 32,725 83% 64,599
2020 11,151 47,260 80% 72,363
2019 15,164 84,122 79% 82,644
2018 17,145 113,549 81% 95,182
2017 19,442 150,726 82% 104,220
2016 15,170 132,637 80% 115,589
2015 14,582 143,965 79% 122,239
2014 12,103 131,866 78% 130,921
2013 5,480 67,519 74% 122,166
2012 7,721 103,821 72% 124,957
2011 8,016 119,453 69% 137,432
2010 7,748 121,516 68% 142,513
2009 8,930 144,628 68% 137,680
2008 15,099 256,296 67% 148,881
2007 20,247 352,404 67% 153,516
2006 23,505 415,236 67% 149,215
2005 21,895 392,023 67% 153,801
2004 23,289 420,225 66% 154,035
2003 19,577 357,233 67% 156,300
2002 2,408 43,674 67% 156,935
2001 6 52 71% 143,545
2000 3 33 58% 141,919
1999 1 20 95% 59,400
1998 1 3 67% 119,491
1996 1 21 71% 86,947
1995 2 14 64% 80,483
1993 1 6 50% 81,373
1990 3 13 54% 44,447
1989 1 3 67% 50,223
1988 1 6 100% 66,644
1987 1 5 60% 4,080
1984 1 3 100% 5,514
1983 1 2 100% 46,053

Ford Transit connect reliability FAQ

Across 282,439 Ford Transit connect vehicles in our MOT data, 70% pass the MOT (a 30% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Ford Transit connect MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)).

The typical Ford Transit connect in our data has covered around 127,232 miles.

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