77.3%
Ford Transit Custom pass rate
Used Ford Transit Custom buying guide
In 2025, Ford Transit Custom cars passed 77.3% of 177,439 initial MOT tests, 5 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Ford Transit Custom MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+5
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Transit Custom sits 236th of 575 models in the data. Ford as a brand averaged 68.8%, so this model runs 8.4 points ahead of its own brand. Ford Transit Custom cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 54.2%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Ford Transit Custom MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Transit Custom compares with similar cars.
Transit Custom fuel types
Diesel made up 99.6% of Ford Transit Custom MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Transit Custom fails its MOT
Where Ford Transit Custom cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (9.8%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (7.1%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7%). See every common Transit Custom MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Ford Transit Custom that failed, not a claim that every Transit Custom has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Transit Custom?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 33.1% of Transit Custom failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 19% of Transit Custom failure items.
3
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 17% of Transit Custom failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 15% of Transit Custom failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 5% of Transit Custom failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Ford Transit Custom failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Ford models
The most-tested Ford models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Transit Custom.
Used Ford Transit Custom FAQs
Is the Ford Transit Custom reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 77.3% first-time pass rate for the Ford Transit Custom across 177,439 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Ford Transit Custom cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford Transit Custom cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 54.2%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Ford Transit Custom?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and visibility. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Ford Transit Custom's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.