Does the Ford Tourneo fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford Tourneo records 10.29 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.22 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) (+0.07, 95% interval −0.16 to +0.31). It ranks 318 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Ford Tourneo by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Tourneo is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,594 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,594 | 2.23 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,424 | 1.99 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 590 | 0.83 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 503 | 0.70 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 425 | 0.60 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 71,406 (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 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.0% of Ford Tourneo MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,394 miles later (11,962 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,962 (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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