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BJ59 ZNL

2009 Ford Transit Connect

White Diesel 1753cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires23 Jun 2027
Tests26 (14 pass, 12 fail)
Pass rate53.8%

Mileage

148,343 mi
Last recorded148,343 miles
Recorded on19 Jun 2026
Typical for 2009 Ford Transit Connect94,095 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBJ59 ZNL
MakeFord
ModelTransit Connect
Year2009
ColourWhite
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,753cc

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MOT History

14 pass 12 fail
Pass 19 Jun 2026 148,343 miles

Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))

both the inner and outer sills are covered in under seal

handbrake efficiency only just met 17%

n/s/f ball joint perishing and looks like it has been glued

temporary rear done on the exhaust

Fail 18 Jun 2026 148,343 miles

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))

both the inner and outer sills are covered in under seal

n/s/f ball joint perishing and looks like it has been glued

temporary rear done on the exhaust

Pass 17 Jun 2025 142,293 miles

Nearside Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect both weak (5.3.2 (d))

corrosion to the exhaust

corrosion to the inner sills

n/s/f ball joint rubber perishing

n/s/r tyre perishing and o/s slightly

Fail 17 Jun 2025 142,293 miles

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) incorrectly mounted pad come away from backing plate (1.1.13 (c)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect both weak (5.3.2 (d))

corrosion to the exhaust

corrosion to the inner sills

n/s/f ball joint rubber perishing

n/s/r tyre perishing and o/s slightly

Pass 24 Jun 2024 135,983 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 7 Jun 2023 126,766 miles

Nearside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Spare tyre defective

Fail 7 Jun 2023 126,766 miles

Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Spare tyre defective

Pass 9 Jun 2022 119,529 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to rears at rear (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Outer cv boot seaping

parking brake performance low

Fail 8 Jun 2022 119,528 miles

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to rears at rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Outer cv boot seaping

parking brake performance low

Pass 14 Jan 2021 110,721 miles
Fail 13 Jan 2021 110,717 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) DANGEROUS

Pass 14 Jan 2020 105,180 miles
Fail 14 Jan 2020 105,180 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Stop lamp(s) not working both outer (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Pass 2 Nov 2018 96,138 miles
Fail 2 Nov 2018 96,138 miles

Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Pass 11 Oct 2017 84,853 miles

Nearside Front Outer sill damaged

Misting of oil at base of power steering rack pinion

Spare tyre illegal & dangerous if used

Fail 9 Oct 2017 84,853 miles

Battery insecure (1.9.1)

Central Stop lamp not working high level (1.2.1b)

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases middle/rear exhaust & silencer badly corroded (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)

Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Misting of oil at base of power steering rack pinion

Nearside Front Outer sill damaged

Spare tyre illegal & dangerous if used

Pass 28 Oct 2016 69,912 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Fail 28 Oct 2016 69,912 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 1 Oct 2015 51,080 miles

Centre exhaust system centre pipe blowing

Fail 1 Oct 2015 51,080 miles

Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Centre exhaust system centre pipe blowing

Pass 8 Oct 2014 32,494 miles

Nearside Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 11 Oct 2013 27,216 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Fail 10 Oct 2013 27,213 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 12 Oct 2012 19,988 miles

inner rear pads look low

Fail 12 Oct 2012 19,988 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

inner rear pads look low

How Reliable is the Ford Transit Connect?

Based on 3,622,068 MOT tests across 283,952 vehicles.

70.3%
Pass Rate
7,948
Miles/Year
24
Year Lifespan
283,952
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Registration plate lamp not working 121,813
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 105,772
Stop lamp not working 69,148
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 67,188
Brake pipe excessively corroded 66,256
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BJ59 ZNL is a 2009 Ford Transit Connect in White with a 1,753cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 53.8%.

Across all 2009 Ford Transit Connect models, the average MOT pass rate is 68.1% with a typical mileage of 94,095 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Ford Transit Connect fails its MOT is registration plate lamp not working, accounting for 121,813 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BJ59 ZNL, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Ford Transit Connect typically stays on UK roads for around 24 years. At 17 years old, this Ford Transit Connect is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BJ59 ZNL is a 2009 Ford Transit Connect, first registered on 28 October 2009.

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