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Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue

1,509 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblues pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 9.4 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

85.2%

Pass-after-fix

4.7%

Fail

9.7%

Avg miles

40,508

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 1,509 MOT tests, the Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue returns 85.2% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 40,508, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    56 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  2. 02

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    37 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    31 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade defective

    27 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  5. 05

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    22 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  6. 06

    A tyre seriously damaged

    21 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  7. 07

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    18 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative

    17 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  9. 09

    A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light

    8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  10. 10

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£128–£285

If every one of this Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Tourneo Custom 320 Tnium Eblue and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.