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Ford Tourneo reliability
The Ford Tourneo fails its MOT more often than most cars 6 to 10 years old: 29.5% of 8,923 tests failed in 2023, against 24.4% on average.
Up to 5 years old
19.1% failed their MOT
From 5,106 MOT tests of Ford Tourneos this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 76% more oftenWipers3.7% vs 2.1%
Fails 56% more oftenTyre tread depth2.5% vs 1.6%Fix about £90
Fails 2× as oftenHeadlamps1.7% vs 0.7%Fix about £30
Fails 5× as oftenStop lamp1.4% vs 0.3%Fix about £30
6 to 10 years old
29.5% failed their MOT
From 8,923 MOT tests of Ford Tourneos this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 6× as oftenTransmission5.7% vs 0.9%
Fails 91% more oftenSuspension arms4.4% vs 2.3%
Fails 32% more oftenMechanical brake components3.7% vs 2.8%
Fails 80% more oftenExhaust emissions3.6% vs 2%Fix about £150
Advised 3× as oftenSuspension arms15.6% vs 5.3%
Advised 7× as oftenRigid brake pipes11.3% vs 1.6%Fix about £120
Advised 4× as oftenAnti-roll bars5.6% vs 1.5%
Advised 2× as oftenCondition of glass4.9% vs 2.1%
Safety recalls
1 DVSA recall for the Ford Tourneo
Most cover a batch of cars built in a set period, and dealers fix them free. Sweep’s check shows the recalls for a car’s age and whether the DVSA has one outstanding.
R/2004/19625 Nov 2004Built 2004Side airbag wiring issue
The wiring for the side airbags within the electrical connector for the control module is reversed. In the event of an impact which triggered the side airbag system the incorrect side would be deployed.
Fix: Subject vehicles to be recalled at which time the wiring fault will be corrected by establishing the terminals to their correct location within the connector.
Recalled models: TOURNEO · 19 vehicles
DVSA vehicle safety recalls (Crown copyright, Open Government Licence).
Checking a Ford Tourneo before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.