Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 7.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,227 individual Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate84.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+7.5 points
Tests analysed2,227
Average mileage at test57,852 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank1,293 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 84.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 16 in every 100 Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblues presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue tested had covered 57,852 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue sits 7.5 points above the national average, ranked 1,293 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue

  1. Obligatory mirror or device inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure, 0.7% of tests (6.64x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 1.1% of tests (5.39x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.7% of tests (2.44x the national rate for this defect)
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.2% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
  6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
  7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.4% of tests
  8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.3% of tests
  9. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.1% of tests
  10. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests

From 2,236 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.64% of these flagged Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue before it actually fails on it.

  1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.3% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 17.8% of tests, also fails
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.6% of tests, also fails
  4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.7% of tests
  5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.5% of tests
  6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.8% of tests
  7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.3% of tests
  8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.3% of tests
  9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.8% of tests
  10. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests

From 2,236 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue tests, 2024.

Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.5 points, from 84.9% to 84.4%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Ford Transit Custom 280 Trend Eblue year:

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