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Ford Transit Connect
MOT 2023
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Transit Connect

213,677 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Transit Connects pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.0 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

70.7%

Pass-after-fix

5.9%

Fail

22.7%

Avg miles

103,559

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

The picture

Transit Connect: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 213,677 MOT tests, the Transit Connect returns 70.7% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. A number-plate lamp out and the strength or continuity of the load bearing round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 103,559, 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

    17,437 occurrences · 8.2% of tests

  2. 02

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

    16,343 occurrences · 7.6% of tests

  3. 03

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    9,455 occurrences · 4.4% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    8,121 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    7,930 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  6. 06

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    6,457 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  7. 07

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    6,370 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  8. 08

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    6,294 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  9. 09

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    6,135 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  10. 10

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    5,483 occurrences · 2.6% 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 2 failures

£68–£130

If every one of this Transit Connect'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.

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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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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a Transit Connect?

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 Transit Connect 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.