Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 504 individual Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate86.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+10 points
Tests analysed504
Average mileage at test47,162 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank1,125 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport 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 320 Sport Eblue tested had covered 47,162 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 320 Sport Eblue sits 10 points above the national average, ranked 1,125 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 320 Sport Eblue

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.1% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.4% of tests
  3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
  5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
  6. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.6% of tests (2.96x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.6% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
  9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.5% of tests (1.85x the national rate for this defect)
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests

From 1,188 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.89% of these flagged Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport 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 320 Sport 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 320 Sport Eblue before it actually fails on it.

  1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 12.9% of tests, also fails
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 12.7% of tests, also fails
  5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.5% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.6% of tests, also fails
  7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.1% of tests
  8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1% of tests
  9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.6% of tests
  10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests

From 1,188 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue tests, 2024.

Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue's first-time pass rate has risen 2.3 points, from 87.9% to 90.2%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Ford Transit Custom 320 Sport Eblue year:

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