13,160 tests in 2025
Ford Tourneo reliability and MOT pass rate
76.6% passed first time. The 23.4% fail rate is 0.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 97,653 miles.
Pass rate
76.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 23.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
97,653 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 346 | 15% |
| 6-9 years | 8,695 | 21.3% |
| 10-13 years | 4,033 | 28.3% |
| 14+ years | 83 | — |
What the Tourneo fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes419 dangerous32.5%
- Suspension42 dangerous30.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14 dangerous28.5%
- Body, chassis, structure21 dangerous26%
- Tyres444 dangerous20.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks10 dangerous13.5%
- Visibility2 dangerous12.9%
- Steering9 dangerous6.7%
Is the Tourneo getting worse?
The fail rate rose 4.3 points to 23.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,867 | 5 | 19.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 14,036 | 6 | 21.2% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 12,482 | 7 | 23.4% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 13,005 | 8 | 23.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Tourneo at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Tourneo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt623 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn322 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick274 tests
- 4Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded264 tests
- 5Stop lamp: not working201 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively180 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords170 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm169 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Tourneo collects 2.74 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,782 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,659 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,657 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,394 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,142 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine723 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure677 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn453 tests
Questions
What is the Ford Tourneo MOT pass rate?
76.6% of the 13,160 Ford Tourneo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 23.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Ford Tourneo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 623 failed tests, followed by "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, brakes appears in 32.5% of failures, suspension appears in 30.7% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 28.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15%; at 10-13 years it was 28.3%. The median Ford Tourneo tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 97,653 miles.
Is the Ford Tourneo getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 4.3 points to 23.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Tourneo trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Ford models
- Fiesta 27.3%
- Focus 25.4%
- Fusion 32.3%
- Grand C-Max 27.6%
- Transit Courier 21.2%
- Tourneo Connect 18.4%
- Tourneo Custom 15.5%
- Mustang 14.1%
- Escort 17.6%
- Edge 13.1%
Checking a particular Tourneo?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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