Ford Transit Courier MOT reliability

Ford Transit Couriers passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 31,013 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

31,013

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2,718 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 43,006 (most between 29,272 and 60,713).

2023: 100% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.6%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.8%)

2022 petrol

1,783 MOTs

Passed first time 79%. Typical mileage 33,062 (most between 23,099 and 46,949).

2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 79%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (3.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.7%)
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 (2.0%)

Where 2022 Transit Couriers fail

Lights & electrics

7.8%

Wheels & tyres

6.2%

Visibility & wipers

5.3%

Brakes

2.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.8%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.7%

Steering

0.3%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).