Ford Tourneo MOT reliability

Ford Tourneos passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 45,359 tests in 2025. 58,552 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

45,359

Still licensed (GB)

58,552

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 diesel

5,684 MOTs

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 26,121 (most between 15,652 and 44,610).

2022: 99% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.6%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.6%)

2022 ed

229 MOTs

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 64,707 (most between 50,357 and 79,998).

2022: 97% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.4%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5%)
Headlamp aim: too low (2.2%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (2.2%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.7%)

2022 hybrid

121 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 37,864 (most between 22,950 and 50,382).

2022: 90% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.7%)
Headlamp aim not tested: unable to be tested (0.8%)
Washers: not working (0.8%)

2022 petrol

39 MOTs

These figures come from 39 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 22,418 (most between 15,514 and 25,458).

2024: 100% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (2.6%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (2.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.6%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (2.6%)
Attachment: fixing missing (2.6%)

2022 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 116,346 (most between 116,346 and 116,346).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2022 Tourneos fail

Lights & electrics

7.4%

Visibility & wipers

7.1%

Wheels & tyres

6.0%

Brakes

3.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.9%

Suspension & axles

0.9%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.