Does the Ford Tourneo Connect fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Ford Tourneo Connect records 2.26 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.40 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.14, 95% interval −0.27 to −0.02). It ranks 294 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Tourneo Connect is “Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit”, recorded 540 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Tourneo Connect: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit	540	0.89
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	517	0.86
Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit	82	0.14
Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users	55	0.09
Emissions test unable to be completed	53	0.09

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 60,346 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Ford Tourneo Connect gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?

6.0% of Ford Tourneo Connect MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,740 miles later (700 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 700 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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