Ford TOURNEO CONNECT - 2020
96.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, model year 2020.
Sample size: 2,130 cars, 4,808 tests and 4,641 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,130 cars
The 2020 Ford Tourneo Connect has an overall defect rate of 97 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it shows a significant increase in defects related to visibility, with a rate of 19% compared to the average of 14%. Similarly, equipment issues are substantially more frequent for this model, at 19% versus just 1.5% for the average. Mileage trends indicate that the defect rate rises sharply with higher mileage, peaking at 380 defects per 100 cars for those over 124,000 miles. In contrast, while tyre wear is a common issue across many vehicles, the Tourneo Connect's standout problems appear more pronounced in the visibility and equipment categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,130 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 7.1% better
47.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 20.0% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 31.9% worse
18.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 10.7% worse
12.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.8% better
83.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 4.2% worse
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 1,173.3% worse
19.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 137.8% worse
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,384
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 712
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 195
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 160
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 122
A seat belt:
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 117
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 104
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 103
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
A seat belt:
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 26