Ford Transitconnect MOT reliability

Ford Transitconnects passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 157,733 tests in 2025. 170,475 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

157,733

Still licensed (GB)

170,475

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

2021 diesel

10,872 MOTs

Passed first time 79%. Typical mileage 55,787 (most between 38,133 and 76,022).

2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 79%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.3%)

2021 petrol

98 MOTs

These figures come from 98 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 75%. Typical mileage 34,424 (most between 12,461 and 57,887).

2023: 100% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (5.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1%)
Headlamp aim: too high (3.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)

2021 ga

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. 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 28,965 (most between 23,268 and 34,661).

2024: 50% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2021 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 71,164 (most between 71,164 and 71,164).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2021 gb

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 63,628 (most between 63,628 and 63,628).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 Transitconnects fail

Wheels & tyres

7.1%

Visibility & wipers

7.0%

Brakes

4.5%

Lights & electrics

4.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.9%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

Steering

0.2%

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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.