Ford Tourneo, Buying guide and MOT record
In 2025, the Ford Tourneo passed 72.1% of 14,026 initial MOT tests, in line with the 72.3% UK average.
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Ford Tourneo at the MOT
72.1% of 14,026 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Tourneo 315th of 575 models. Ford Tourneos aged 3 to 5 years passed 80.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 65.9%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Ford Tourneo tests in 2025.
Where Tourneos fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Ford Tourneo tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.6%), rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (5.4%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.2%).
The MOT page lists every common Tourneo MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Tourneo's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.21.8% of Tourneo failure items
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.21.5% of Tourneo failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.16.5% of Tourneo failure items
Tourneo engine sizes
2.0 litre engines made up 58% of Ford Tourneo MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.2 litre at 30%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 14,018 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Other Ford models
The most-tested Ford models in 2025, against the Tourneo's 72.1% MOT pass rate.
Ford Tourneo FAQs
Is the Ford Tourneo reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 72.1% first-time pass rate for the Ford Tourneo across 14,026 tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Ford Tourneo?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Ford Tourneo's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,389 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Ford history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Ford VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.