Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 6.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 18,192 individual Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 83.6% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +6.9 points |
| Tests analysed | 18,192 |
| Average mileage at test | 51,284 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2020 |
| Reliability rank | 1,317 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 83.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 16 in every 100 Ford Transit Custom 280limitd 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 280limitd Eblue tested had covered 51,284 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. On a Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue bought as a 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 280limitd Eblue
- Obligatory mirror or device inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure, 0.4% of tests (5.48x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.7% of tests (4.77x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.6% of tests (2.6x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.3% of tests (2.5x the national rate for this defect)
- A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.4% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.3% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1% of tests
From 27,741 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.94% of these flagged Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue pass rate by model year
Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue year:
- 2019 Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue - 84.3% first-time pass, 2,087 tests
- 2020 Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue - 85% first-time pass, 6,694 tests
- 2021 Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue - 83.2% first-time pass, 9,264 tests
Other Ford models
- Ford Fiesta - 71.7%
- Ford Focus - 74.4%
- Ford Transit - 67.6%
- Ford Kuga - 82.4%
- Ford Mondeo - 72.2%
- Ford Ka - 72.2%
- Ford Transit Connect - 72%
- Ford Ranger - 76.9%
Models with a similar pass rate
- MG B - 83.7%
- DS Ds7 - 83.7%
- Ford Transit 290 Trend Ecoblue - 83.7%
- Subaru Xv - 83.6%
- Ford Granada - 83.6%
- Audi Q3 - 83.5%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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