Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue MOT pass rate: 84.8% (6,474 tests, 2025)

Name: Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue passed 84.8% of its 6,474 MOT tests in 2025 — 7.3 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 4 years old with 64,554 miles on the clock.

84.8%Pass rate (2025)

6,474MOT tests analysed

64,554 miMedian mileage at test

4 yrsMedian age at test

How the Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue compares

Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue

84.8%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Ford average (all models)

75.3%

What fails most on the Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	534	27.6%
2	Visibility	409	21.1%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	407	21.0%
4	Tyres	323	16.7%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	110	5.7%
6	Body, chassis, structure	92	4.8%

Pre-MOT checklist for Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2019	1,567	84.0%	-4.4 pts	75,157	84.0% visual scale
2020	5,818	83.2%	-6.7 pts	61,702	83.2% visual scale
2021	4,272	85.9%	-4.5 pts	56,170	85.9% visual scale
2022	1,824	84.5%	-6.7 pts	47,556	84.5% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Brake pads wearing thin — 310 cars · 1.9% failed the same item the next year
Tread depth worn close to legal limit/worn on edge — 399 cars · 1.0% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Ford models

Fiesta71.7% pass rate · 1,279,795 tests Focus74.3% pass rate · 850,793 tests Transit68.9% pass rate · 275,334 tests Kuga81.7% pass rate · 248,991 tests Mondeo73.0% pass rate · 171,083 tests Ka72.1% pass rate · 168,504 tests Transit Connect73.2% pass rate · 157,376 tests Ranger77.4% pass rate · 121,272 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue?

In 2025, 84.8% of 6,474 first MOT tests on the Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (27.6% of its recorded defects), followed by visibility.

Is the Ford Transit Custom 280LEADER Eblue reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 84.8% it performs above the national average at a median age of 4 years and 64,554 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.