Ford TOURNEO CONNECT - 2021
96.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, model year 2021.
Sample size: 1,691 cars, 4,071 tests and 3,942 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,691 cars
The 2021 Ford Tourneo Connect has an overall defect rate of 97 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average for its year at 79 per 100, representing a 23% increase. Notably, the model shows higher defect rates as mileage increases, peaking at 750 defects per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. While it excels in steering issues, with a rate of just 1 per 100 compared to the average of 1 per 100, it faces challenges in categories such as brakes and visibility, where it exceeds average defect rates by 10% and 6% respectively. Additionally, this model displays a concerning rate of equipment-related defects at nearly 23 per 100, far above the typical 2 per 100 seen in similar vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,691 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.0% worse
48.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake fluid: not visible
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 71.4% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Electronic power assistance not working
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 42.1% worse
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 9.8% better
10.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.9% better
83.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- 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
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 4.8% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 1,413.3% worse
22.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 118.5% worse
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 1,050
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 652
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 296
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 142
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 106
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 103
A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A seat belt:
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 17