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VO09 TNJ

2009 Ford Transit Connect

Green Diesel 1753cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires27 Jul 2027
Tests22 (15 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate68.2%

Mileage

156,238 mi
Last recorded156,238 miles
Recorded on1 Jul 2026
Typical for 2009 Ford Transit Connect94,095 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVO09 TNJ
MakeFord
ModelTransit Connect
Year2009
ColourGreen
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,753cc

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MOT History

15 pass 7 fail
Pass 1 Jul 2026 156,238 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

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

Play in steering rack inner joint(s)

offside front sill corroded not within prescribed area

parking brake has high travel will require adjustment

Pass 28 Jul 2025 153,100 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Play in steering rack inner joint(s)

offside outer sill corroded not with prescribed area

Pass 19 Jul 2024 151,030 miles

Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Nearside & offside outer sills just outside prescribed areas (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively Both rear brakes (1.2.1 (e))

Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel Also slight knocking (2.3 (a) (i))

Fail 19 Jul 2024 151,023 miles

Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both lamps (4.1.2 (c))

Headlamp lens seriously defective Both lamps (4.1.1 (b) (ii))

Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Nearside & offside outer sills just outside prescribed areas (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively Both rear brakes (1.2.1 (e))

Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel Also slight knocking (2.3 (a) (i))

Fail 28 May 2024 150,985 miles

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill multiple holes (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

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

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

Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

slight knocking from steering

Pass 17 May 2023 146,080 miles

Central Front Lower oil leak

Nearside Front Inner cv gaiter perished

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

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

Offside Front brake pipe corroded

o/s and n/s front road springs corroded

o/s and n/s rear road springs corroded

o/s and n/s rear sills corroded

rear suspension corroded

spare wheel missing

Fail 17 May 2023 146,080 miles

Offside Front brake pipe corroded

Central Front Lower oil leak

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Inner cv gaiter perished

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

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

o/s and n/s front road springs corroded

o/s and n/s rear road springs corroded

o/s and n/s rear sills corroded

rear suspension corroded

spare wheel missing

Pass 26 May 2022 144,625 miles

Central Front Lower oil leak

Nearside Front Lower ball joint dust cover perishing

o/s and n/s front road springs corroded

rear brake imbalance and ovality on n/s rear brake drums

Fail 26 May 2022 144,625 miles

Central Front Lower oil leak

Nearside Front Lower ball joint dust cover perishing

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

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

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

o/s and n/s front road springs corroded

rear brake imbalance and ovality on n/s rear brake drums

Pass 27 May 2021 139,754 miles

Central Front Lower oil leak

Nearside Rear foot and handbrake readings low

O/S AND N/S FRONT BRAKE PADS LOW

o/s and n/s front road springs corroded

rear anti-roll bar corroded

Pass 29 May 2020 130,747 miles

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

Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Rear suspension components corroding (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 28 May 2020 130,747 miles

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Back box (6.1.2 (a))

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

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

Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system By fuel tank (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

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

Nearside Front Nail in tyre

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

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

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

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material O.S.R AND N.S.R (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Rear suspension components corroding (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 1 Apr 2019 125,149 miles

Central Rear steering rack slight oil leak

Nearside Front Lower anti-roll bar link dust cover perished

o/s and n/s front tyre tread low on inner edges

Fail 1 Apr 2019 125,148 miles

Offside Front Upper Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Central Rear steering rack slight oil leak

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too far to the right (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Lower anti-roll bar link dust cover perished

Offside Front Headlamp aim too far to the right (4.1.2 (a))

o/s and n/s front tyre tread low on inner edges

Pass 4 Apr 2018 114,605 miles

Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)

Pass 24 Mar 2017 105,660 miles

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Oil leak

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

front exhaust flexi pipe blowing

front exhaust rubber missing but system still supported

front lower arm rear bushes perished

rear rubber fuel pipe to tank perished

Pass 24 Mar 2016 92,250 miles

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

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

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

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

oil leak

Pass 18 Mar 2015 77,953 miles
Pass 31 Mar 2014 63,688 miles
Fail 28 Mar 2014 63,688 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g) DANGEROUS

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

brake fluid level on minimum

Pass 23 Mar 2013 47,958 miles
Pass 20 Mar 2012 37,494 miles

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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VO09 TNJ is a 2009 Ford Transit Connect in Green with a 1,753cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 22 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68.2%.

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 performed better than the average for its year.

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 VO09 TNJ, 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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VO09 TNJ is a 2009 Ford Transit Connect, first registered on 31 March 2009.

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