Ford Tourneo Custom 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

20.3% of 4,700 MOT tests of the Ford Tourneo Custom first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.1 (95% CI 100.3–113.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 Ford Tourneo Custom fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Tourneo Custom built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	20.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4700
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.3–113.9)	107.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4700
Rank among this model's 4 build years	4	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4700
Tested in 2024	2354	tests	median 43,547 miles	2024	2354

Built 2020 against Ford Tourneo Custom normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 18.8% vs 18.8%; age 4: 21.9% vs 19.1%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2020 Ford Tourneo Custom fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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 2020: 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	2,346	18.8	17.3–20.4	18.8	99.8
4	2,354	21.9	20.3–23.6	19.1	114.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,700 (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 2020 Ford Tourneo Custom?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is visibility: 10.7 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 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Tourneo Custom built 2020 against the Ford Tourneo Custom in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	10.7	9.5	561
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7.3	7.4	383
Tyres	6	5.2	315
Brakes	5	4.8	263
Body, chassis, structure	3.7	2.9	196

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,239 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Ford Tourneo Custom, 2020 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 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 2020 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/2020/

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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