Does the Ford Transit Connect fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Ford Transit Connect records 19.28 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.79 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+7.49, 95% interval +7.40 to +7.58). It ranks 66 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Ford Transit Connect by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Transit Connect is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 44,089 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Transit Connect: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	44,089	4.50
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	41,869	4.27
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	26,248	2.68
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	26,037	2.65
Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point	16,174	1.65

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 980,844 (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 Transit Connect gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

32.1% of Ford Transit Connect MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,178 miles later (43,341 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,341 (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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Does the Ford Transit Connect fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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