Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 7.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 4,742 individual Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate84.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+7.8 points
Tests analysed4,742
Average mileage at test51,184 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank1,272 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 84.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 16 in every 100 Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue As 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 300lmtd Eblue A tested had covered 51,184 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 300lmtd Eblue A 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 300lmtd Eblue A

  1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.6% of tests (4.34x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.6% of tests (3.78x the national rate for this defect)
  3. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.7% of tests (2.16x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.8% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.4% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests
  8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests
  9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
  10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests

From 7,820 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.01% of these flagged Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ford Transit Custom 300lmtd Eblue A 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 300lmtd Eblue A year:

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