Does the Ford Transit Connect fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Ford Transit Connect records 33.88 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 30.01 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.87, 95% interval +3.76 to +3.99). It ranks 172 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Transit Connect is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 75,181 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Transit Connect: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	75,181	7.66
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	35,562	3.63
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	31,404	3.20
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	28,117	2.87
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	27,673	2.82

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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

39.7% of Ford Transit Connect MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,404 miles later (27,417 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,417 (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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