Ford Transit Connect MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Ford Transit Connect in Great Britain in 2025 — 163,711 tests. Figures cover every Transit Connect first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. The Transit Connect is a van, tested in the car MOT class (class 4) to the same standard. How the Transit Connect ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
66.6%
5.7 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
163,711
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
10.6%
of Transit Connect first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
113,750
middle half: 88,750–143,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How the Transit Connect ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Transit Connect vs all cars, 2025.

Ford Transit ConnectAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 3: 79.1%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 4: 79.1%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 5: 73.9%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 6: 72.7%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 7: 74.6%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 8: 74%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 9: 70.5%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 10: 68.7%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 11: 65.7%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 12: 58.8%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 13: 54.4%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 14: 53.5%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 15: 50.1%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 16: 49.6%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 17: 49.5%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 18: 49.2%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 19: 47.9%Ford Transit Connect, vehicle age 20: 48.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Ford Transit Connect 48.7%
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Age (years)Transit Connect testsTransit Connect pass rateAll cars
37,92179.1%88.5%
411,26879.1%87.2%
511,00573.9%86.0%
614,65372.7%83.5%
716,18674.6%80.9%
817,86974.0%78.2%
913,54270.5%74.9%
1012,70068.7%71.9%
1110,15065.7%68.6%
123,99458.8%65.8%
135,15554.4%63.5%
145,07653.5%61.2%
154,33250.1%59.3%
164,11949.6%58.3%
175,86949.5%57.2%
186,25449.2%57.4%
195,22347.9%57.0%
203,55148.7%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Transit Connect's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Transit Connect beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Transit Connect behind
-14-7+0+7+14Age 3: -9.4 points vs the average car3Age 4: -8.1 points vs the average carAge 5: -12.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: -10.8 points vs the average carAge 7: -6.3 points vs the average car7Age 8: -4.2 points vs the average carAge 9: -4.4 points vs the average car9Age 10: -3.2 points vs the average carAge 11: -2.9 points vs the average car11Age 12: -7.0 points vs the average carAge 13: -9.1 points vs the average car13Age 14: -7.7 points vs the average carAge 15: -9.2 points vs the average car15Age 16: -8.7 points vs the average carAge 17: -7.7 points vs the average car17Age 18: -8.2 points vs the average carAge 19: -9.1 points vs the average car19Age 20: -8.9 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-9.4
4-8.1
5-12.1
6-10.8
7-6.3
8-4.2
9-4.4
10-3.2
11-2.9
12-7.0
13-9.1
14-7.7
15-9.2
16-8.7
17-7.7
18-8.2
19-9.1
20-8.9

The Transit Connect fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Transit Connect fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 7k3Age 4: 11kAge 5: 11k5Age 6: 14kAge 7: 16k7Age 8: 17kAge 9: 13k9Age 10: 12kAge 11: 10k11Age 12: 3kAge 13: 5k13Age 14: 5kAge 15: 4k15Age 16: 4kAge 17: 5k17Age 18: 6kAge 19: 5k19Age 20: 3k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
37,921
411,268
511,005
614,653
716,186
817,869
913,542
1012,700
1110,150
123,994
135,155
145,076
154,332
164,119
175,869
186,254
195,223
203,551

What a Transit Connect fails on

Where the failure items land when a Transit Connect fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.0%
Brakes18.2%
Suspension13.7%
Tyres11.7%
Body, chassis, structure10.9%
Visibility8.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.1%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.7%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Transit Connect, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 31.5% of advisories31.5%Tyres: 30.3% of advisories30.3%Suspension: 11.8% of advisories11.8%Noise, emissions and leaks: 7.4% of advisories7.4%Non-component advisories: 5.1% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.9% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes31.5%
Tyres30.3%
Suspension11.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.4%
Non-component advisories5.1%
Body, chassis, structure4.9%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Transit Connect?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Transit Connect fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 66.5% of 161,537 tests66.5%Diesel161,537 testsPetrol: 72.8% of 2,061 tests72.8%Petrol2,061 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel161,53766.5%
Petrol2,06172.8%

What mileage is normal for a Transit Connect?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Transit Connect; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Transit Connect (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 28,750–61,250)Age 4: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 38,750–76,250)Age 5: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 41,250–88,750)Age 6: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 51,250–98,750)Age 7: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 63,750–113,750)Age 8: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 73,750–123,750)Age 9: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 81,250–136,250)Age 10: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)Age 11: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 96,250–153,750)Age 12: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)Age 13: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 93,750–146,250)Age 14: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 101,250–158,750)Age 15: typical 133,750 miles (middle half 103,750–161,250)Age 16: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 101,250–156,250)Age 17: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 111,250–168,750)Age 18: typical 143,750 miles (middle half 116,250–173,750)Age 19: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 111,250–168,750)Age 20: typical 141,250 miles (middle half 113,750–168,750)141k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
328,75043,75061,250
438,75056,25076,250
541,25063,75088,750
651,25073,75098,750
763,75086,250113,750
873,75098,750123,750
981,250108,750136,250
1088,750113,750143,750
1196,250123,750153,750
1288,750113,750143,750
1393,750118,750146,250
14101,250128,750158,750
15103,750133,750161,250
16101,250126,250156,250
17111,250138,750168,750
18116,250143,750173,750
19111,250138,750168,750
20113,750141,250168,750

What fails at each age

The Transit Connect's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesVisibilityLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNoise, emissions and leaksSuspensionBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres29.5%
3-5 yrsBrakes22.2%
3-5 yrsVisibility15.6%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.1%
3-5 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks10.5%
3-5 yrsEverything else9.1%
6-9 yrsTyres22.9%
6-9 yrsBrakes21.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.5%
6-9 yrsVisibility11.8%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.4%
6-9 yrsEverything else14.0%
10-13 yrsBrakes24.8%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.4%
10-13 yrsSuspension14.2%
10-13 yrsTyres13.3%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure7.6%
10-13 yrsEverything else18.7%
14+ yrsSuspension20.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.2%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure18.3%
14+ yrsBrakes17.8%
14+ yrsTyres6.5%
14+ yrsEverything else16.5%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.