Ford Tourneo Custom 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

18.3% of 4,090 MOT tests of the Ford Tourneo Custom first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.0 (95% CI 88.2–101.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Tourneo Custom built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	18.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4090
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 88.2–101.8)	95.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4090
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4090
Tested in 2024	1046	tests	median 62,259 miles	2024	1046

Built 2018 against Ford Tourneo Custom normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14.5% vs 19.4%; age 4: 17% vs 19.2%; age 5: 20.7% vs 18.5%; age 6: 20.8% vs 20.1%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Ford Tourneo Custom by registration · All Ford Tourneo Custom MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Ford Tourneo Custom fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford Tourneo Custom built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	970	14.5	12.5–16.9	19.4	75.1
4	1,024	17	14.8–19.4	19.2	88.7
5	1,050	20.7	18.3–23.2	18.5	111.4
6	1,046	20.8	18.5–23.4	20.1	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,090 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Ford Tourneo Custom?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 9.3 items per 100 first tests, against 9.5 across all build years of the Ford Tourneo Custom. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Tourneo Custom built 2018 against the Ford Tourneo Custom in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	9.3	9.5	412
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7	7.4	310
Tyres	5.5	5.2	243
Brakes	5.3	4.8	234
Body, chassis, structure	3.3	2.9	144

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,409 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Ford Tourneo Custom, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 97.2. 2019: index 92.8.

Ford Tourneo Custom build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2017	97.2	67.1–127.4	no different (rough estimate)	211
2018	95.0	88.2–101.8	no different	4,090
2019	92.8	87.0–98.6	better	5,579
2020	107.1	100.3–113.9	worse	4,700

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,580 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford Tourneo Custom 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-tourneo-custom/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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