Ford Transit Custom MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Ford Transit Custom MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Ford Transit Custom passed on its first attempt in 84.1%, and its overall record sits +5.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Ford Transit Custom in the 2023–2025 data: 485,995 tests across 13 model years (2012–2024). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Ford Transit Custom MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Ford Transit Custom, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Ford Transit Custom's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Ford Transit Custom DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Ford Transit Custom, each with how many of the model's 485,995 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 31,162 Ford Transit Custom tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 17,294 Ford Transit Custom tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 13,819 Ford Transit Custom tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 11,573 Ford Transit Custom tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 9,602 Ford Transit Custom tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Rectified) — noted on about 8,257 Ford Transit Custom tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Ford Transit Custom Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Ford Transit Custom model year on record is 2024 (100.0% across 58 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (72.4%). The gap between them is 27.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Ford Transit Custom reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.2 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Ford Transit Custom Owners

These checks follow this Ford Transit Custom's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Ford Transit Custom.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Ford Transit Custom. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Ford Transit Custom MOT & Reliability