Ford Tourneo Custom
Registered from 2014 to 2025.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 2.0 diesel. 312 of 2,578 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 14% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 37% | 116 |
| Brakes | 27% | 85 |
| Visibility | 27% | 85 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 62 |
| Body and structure | 8% | 26 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 8% | 24 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 91% of 2020 cars — 8% of its 312 failed tests, where an ordinary 2020 car has 2%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 37% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 27% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Visibility — 27% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 8% of its failures
- Seat belts and airbags — 8% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 20% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 7% | 5% | 644 | |
| 20–40k miles | 12% | 10% | 896 | |
| 40–60k miles | 15% | 13% | 590 | |
| 60–80k miles | 17% | 14% | 211 | |
| 80–100k miles | 18% | 16% | 98 | |
| 100–120k miles | 20% | 16% | 51 | |
| 120–140k miles | 16% | — | 37 |
2,527 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.0 diesel · 135 hp · 2343 kg · 3105 mm wheelbase · 8.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2021 | 2.0 diesel · 182 hp · 2343 kg · 3080 mm wheelbase · 8.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 2.0 diesel · 132 hp · 2358 kg · 3066 mm wheelbase · 7.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 2.0 diesel · 149 hp · 2374 kg · 3115 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 2.0 diesel · 2353 kg · 3096 mm wheelbase · 8.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 2.0 diesel · 129 hp · 2181 kg · 2933 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 2.0 diesel · 144 hp · 2221 kg · 3140 mm wheelbase · 6.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 2.2 diesel · 133 hp · 2143 kg · 3140 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 2.2 diesel · 2144 kg · 2981 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
SR/02314/26
Cracks in the fuel line could lead to a fuel leak above the exhaust after-treatment systems. If the leaking fuel comes into contact with hot components, it could ignite and cause a vehicle fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users