How reliable is the Ford Tourneo compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Ford Tourneo, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 71.9% across 13,850 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What do testers most often warn about on a Ford Tourneo?

The most common advisory is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", noted on 23.3% of all Ford Tourneo tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Ford Tourneo usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 120,182 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Which Ford Tourneo years are the most reliable?

Going by MOT pass rate, Ford Tourneo cars first registered 2020–2022 do best at 81.5%, and those registered 2011–2013 do worst at 66.2%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.

Does a Ford Tourneo get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 81.5% of Ford Tourneo tests pass. By 12 to 14 years, that falls to 66.2%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Ford Tourneo models petrol or diesel?

Of the Ford Tourneo cars tested, 95% are diesel, 5% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Ford Tourneo MOT pass rate & common failures

From 13,850 recorded MOT tests of the Ford Tourneo, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 13,850 MOT tests, 71.9% of Ford Tourneo tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Ford Tourneo fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, which appears in 23.6% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 120,182 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

71.9%unadjusted, not comparable13,850 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Tourneo. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 13,850 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Ford Tourneo tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc23.6%
764 occurrencesDriveshaft CV joint gaiter split or missing explained
2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded14.9%
483 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained
3.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn13.6%
441 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
4.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm10.9%
354 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
5.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements7.4%
240 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
6.Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning6.8%
222 occurrencesStop lamp not working explained
7.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen6.6%
213 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
8.A tyre seriously damaged6.3%
205 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
9.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn6.2%
201 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
10.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement5.0%
161 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Ford Tourneo tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded23.3%
3,225 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements18.5%
2,566 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
3.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn17.6%
2,433 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
4.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured15.1%
2,096 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
5.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm10.5%
1,456 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
6.A tyre seriously damaged7.0%
969 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
7.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users5.4%
745 tests
8.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn4.9%
672 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

The rest of the record

Everything else recorded on the Ford Tourneo

The 25 other defects testers recorded on this model, beyond the most common listed above. Each links to what it means and what it takes to put right.

Known faults

Ford Tourneo common problems, by part and by year

The same failure record read the way a buyer asks the question: which parts wear out on a Tourneo, when they start, and how each registration year compares — including the steps that mark a generation change.

Tourneo common problems and results by year

How wear changes the picture

Tourneo pass rate by age and registration year

How often the Ford Tourneo passes at each age, with the years those cars were first registered. Tests are from 2025, so a car aged 3 to 5 was first used in 2020–2022.

3–5 yrsreg. 2020–202282%

6–8 yrsreg. 2017–201975%

9–11 yrsreg. 2014–201668%

12–14 yrsreg. 2011–201366%

Read this as an age curve rather than a verdict on particular model years. Nearly every car passes less often as it gets older, so a newer Tourneo outscoring an older one says more about wear than about how that year’s cars were built. Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Tourneo fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 120,182
Fuel mix of tested cars: Diesel94.5%
Petrol5.4%

Check a specific Ford Tourneo

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Ford models

Ford Fiesta — 67.1% adjusted
Ford Focus — 71.6% adjusted
Ford Kuga — 75.3% adjusted
Ford Transit — 68.0% adjusted
Ford Transit Custom — 77.3% unadjusted
Ford Mondeo — 76.0% adjusted
All Ford models

Common questions

How reliable is the Ford Tourneo compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Ford Tourneo, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 71.9% across 13,850 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Ford Tourneo?: The item recorded most often is "A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc", which appears in 23.6% of failed Ford Tourneo tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Ford Tourneo?: The most common advisory is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", noted on 23.3% of all Ford Tourneo tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Ford Tourneo usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 120,182 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Which Ford Tourneo years are the most reliable?: Going by MOT pass rate, Ford Tourneo cars first registered 2020–2022 do best at 81.5%, and those registered 2011–2013 do worst at 66.2%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.
Does a Ford Tourneo get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 81.5% of Ford Tourneo tests pass. By 12 to 14 years, that falls to 66.2%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Ford Tourneo models petrol or diesel?: Of the Ford Tourneo cars tested, 95% are diesel, 5% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.