Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 549 individual Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 88% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +11.3 points |
| Tests analysed | 549 |
| Average mileage at test | 47,045 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2020 |
| Reliability rank | 995 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 88% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Ford Transit Custom 320sprt 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 320sprt Eblue A tested had covered 47,045 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 320sprt 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 320sprt Eblue A
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.3% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.6% of tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.6% of tests
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.5% of tests
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (3.37x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.5% of tests (3.52x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
From 2,555 DVSA-tracked Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.93% of these flagged Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Ford Transit Custom 320sprt 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 320sprt Eblue A year:
- 2020 Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A - 87.8% first-time pass, 483 tests
- 2021 Ford Transit Custom 320sprt Eblue A - 88.7% first-time pass, 670 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
- Lotus Esprit - 88%
- Hyundai Tucson Se Connect T-Gdi Mhev - 88%
- Mercedes-Benz Amg A 45 S 4matic+ Plus Auto - 88%
- MINI Cooper - 87.9%
- BMW 2 Series - 87.9%
- BMW 740 - 87.9%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
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- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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