2007 Ford Transit Connect 1.8L Diesel · CA56 RZC

The MOT history for this Ford Transit Connect reveals a mixed roadworthiness standard featuring two failures across five recorded tests, indicating a fluctuating maintenance trend rather than a stable trajectory. In the most recent test conducted on September 7, 2023, at a recorded mileage of 82,322 miles, the vehicle passed with a minor defect noting an inoperative offside registration plate lamp. This followed a failure just six days prior on September 1, 2023, which yielded multiple serious faults including a dangerous parking brake efficiency reading below fifty percent, a dangerous nearside front tyre with tread depth below legal requirements, an excessively binding offside rear service brake, and an inoperative windscreen washer. The vehicle has covered 82,322 miles over approximately nineteen years, which averages out to a low annual mileage of roughly 4,333 miles per year. This low utilisation rate is contextualised by visible gaps in the testing record. Specifically, the data shows a one-year gap between the pass on July 21, 2022, and the tests in September 2023, along with another test occurring on the same day as a failure on August 19, 2021, where the vehicle initially failed before securing a pass. A physical inspection of the vehicle must prioritise the braking and hydraulic systems given the recurring nature of braking faults in the record. The assessor should closely examine the nearside front brake disc, which was flagged for wear, pitting, and scoring during the August 2021 test, alongside the corroded brake pipes noted on both the nearside front and nearside rear during that same examination. Furthermore, buyers need to check the condition of the tyres for perishing and cracking, mirroring the offside rear tyre advisory from August 2021, and verify the structural integrity of the parking and service brake mechanisms that caused the dangerous failure in September 2023.