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YM52 HCD

2002 Ford Transit Connect

White Diesel 1753cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires1 Feb 2024
Tests28 (17 pass, 11 fail)
Pass rate60.7%

Mileage

181,044 mi
Last recorded181,044 miles
Recorded on19 Jan 2023
Typical for 2002 Ford Transit Connect105,553 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationYM52 HCD
MakeFord
ModelTransit Connect
Year2002
ColourWhite
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,753cc

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MOT History

17 pass 11 fail
Pass 19 Jan 2023 181,044 miles

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

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

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

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn to metal

nearside front inner cv boot getting perished (cracking

Fail 17 Jan 2023 181,044 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

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

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

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

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

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn to metal

nearside front inner cv boot getting perished (cracking

Pass 2 Feb 2022 176,601 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

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

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

rear high level stop lamp not working

Fail 7 Jan 2022 176,599 miles

Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting outer sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Offside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting outer sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a))

Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

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

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

nearside and offside front to rear outer sills corroding

nearside front inner cv boot getting perished (cracking

nearside front rack boot getting perished (cracking)

rear chassis has areas of corrosion detected

rear high level brake light not working

Pass 1 Jul 2020 165,086 miles

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

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

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

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on inner tread detected (5.2.3 (e))

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

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

rear chassis has areas of corrosion detected

rear exhaust silencercorroding

rear high level brake light not working

Fail 27 Jun 2020 165,037 miles

Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting outer sill corroded and holed (6.2.2 (d) (i))

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

Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting outer sill corroded and holed (6.2.2 (d) (i))

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

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

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

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

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

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

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on inner tread detected (5.2.3 (e))

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

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

rear chassis has areas of corrosion detected

rear exhaust silencercorroding

rear high level brake light not working

Pass 16 Jul 2019 156,964 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

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

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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

Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated offside rear outer sills has signs of corrosion detected (5.3.4 (b) (i))

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

rear exhaust silencer corroding

Pass 25 Jun 2018 146,987 miles

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

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

blind spot in mirror broken

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

centre silencer corroding

fuel tank retaining straps corroding

nearside front brake disc corroding in venting

nearside rear tyre getting worn on outer edge step tread detected

offside front tyre wearing close to wear indicators

offside rear outer sill slightly corroding

rear chassis has areas of corrosion detected

Fail 25 Jun 2018 146,987 miles

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

Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

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

blind spot in mirror broken

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

centre silencer corroding

fuel tank retaining straps corroding

nearside front brake disc corroding in venting

nearside rear tyre getting worn on outer edge step tread detected

offside front tyre wearing close to wear indicators

offside rear outer sill slightly corroding

rear chassis has areas of corrosion detected

Pass 8 Jul 2017 137,603 miles

Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component from steering rack (2.3.3b)

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

exhaust heat shield loose

nearside front outer cv boot getting perished (cracking)

offside blind spot mirror cracked

Fail 8 Jul 2017 137,603 miles

Nearside Front Steering rack insecure (2.2.B.1a)

Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component from steering rack (2.3.3b)

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

exhaust heat shield loose

nearside front outer cv boot getting perished (cracking)

offside blind spot mirror cracked

Pass 28 Jun 2016 129,166 miles

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal

front, mid and rear chassis has areas of corrosion detected

Pass 22 Jul 2015 118,883 miles

nearside rear tyre worn close to legal limits!!

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal!!

nearside front tyre getting worn close to legal limits!

offside front tyre getting worn on inner and outer edge step treads!

offside front tyre getting worn on inner and outer edge step treads!!

oil leak!

rear exhaust heat shield loose!!

Fail 22 Jul 2015 118,883 miles

Battery insecure (1.9.1)

Horn not working (1.6.2a)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

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

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal!!

nearside front tyre getting worn close to legal limits!

nearside rear tyre worn close to legal limits!!

offside front tyre getting worn on inner and outer edge step treads!

offside front tyre getting worn on inner and outer edge step treads!!

oil leak!

rear exhaust heat shield loose!!

Pass 2 Jul 2014 112,141 miles

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Oil leak

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal!!

nearside and offside front anti-roll bar D-bushes getting worn!!

nearside rear tyre worn close to wear indicators!!

nearside rear tyre worn on inner and outer edge step treads!!

offside rear tyre worn on inner edge step tread!!

rear exhaust heat shield insecure!!

Fail 30 Jun 2014 112,099 miles

Battery insecure (1.9.1)

Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)

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

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Oil leak

brake pedal anti-slip slightly worn through to metal!!

nearside and offside front anti-roll bar D-bushes getting worn!!

nearside rear tyre worn close to wear indicators!!

nearside rear tyre worn on inner and outer edge step treads!!

offside rear tyre worn on inner edge step tread!!

rear exhaust heat shield insecure!!

Fail 4 Jul 2013 101,866 miles

Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure (2.2.D.2d)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

front discs and pads worn

Pass 4 Jul 2013 101,866 miles

Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

front discs and pads worn

Pass 16 Jul 2012 91,005 miles

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)

Offside Steering rack deformed but serviceable (2.2.C.1d)

Pass 8 Jul 2011 82,780 miles
Fail 6 Jun 2011 81,379 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

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

Pass 28 May 2010 72,285 miles
Pass 5 May 2009 65,269 miles
Fail 5 May 2009 65,269 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Front Tyre(s) incorrect because different size tyres are fitted on the same axle. (4.1.A.1a)

Pass 22 Apr 2008 55,053 miles
Pass 27 Apr 2007 48,180 miles
Fail 19 Apr 2007 48,065 miles

Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)

Pass 7 Nov 2005 39,281 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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YM52 HCD is a 2002 Ford Transit Connect in White with a 1,753cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60.7%.

Across all 2002 Ford Transit Connect models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.4% with a typical mileage of 105,553 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 YM52 HCD, 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 24 years old, this Ford Transit Connect is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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YM52 HCD is a 2002 Ford Transit Connect, first registered on 30 December 2002.

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