2019 Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue: MOT pass rate and reliability
78.8% of 2019 Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblues pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,595 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 76,373 miles.
How the 2019 compares
- Against all Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblues (81.1%, 35,961 tests): -2.3 points
- Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -9.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 78.8% | 2,595 | 76,373 |
| 2020 | 80.4% | 13,841 | 64,226 |
| 2021 | 81.7% | 18,677 | 53,236 |
| 2022 | 88.2% | 727 | 48,890 |
What this means if you are buying a 2019 Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue
The 2019 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.3 points less often than the Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2019 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 7-year-old car fails on
A 2019 car is 7 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2019 Ford Transit 350 Leader Ecoblue the average at test was 76,373 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 88.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2019 at 78.8%. That 9.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.