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Which year Ford Transit 100 Lwb is most reliable?

Based on 5,065 vehicles (1992–2000) and millions of DVLA MOT records.

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Not just "newer is more reliable"
These rankings compare each year at the same mileage point. Verdicts are also relative to this model's own average, not a universal scale. That's the difference between "old cars wear out" and "this year is genuinely more or less reliable."
Best year in dataset
1998
Highest pass rate at 0.5% — the strongest performer across 385 Transit 100 Lwbs
Worth extra checks
1997
Lowest pass rate at 0.0% — years are closely matched but this one trails the rest
See common failures for 1997 →
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Dataset
5,065
vehicles · 1992–2000 · millions of MOT records
CarHunch sweet spot — 1992, 1994–1996
These years hit the reliability-to-value sweet spot: a 0.1–0.2% pass rate, well above this model's median, but old enough to have depreciated significantly from peak price. If budget matters alongside reliability, start your search here.

Pass rate by year

Year Pass rate Vehicles
2000
0.0%
189
1999
0.3%
314
1998
0.5%
385
1997
0.0%
664
1996
0.1%
1,172
1995
0.1%
1,668
1994
0.2%
378
1992
0.2%
295

Click any year to see full MOT history, common faults and comparisons for those cars. Verdicts are relative to this model's own average — a good Land Rover year is judged differently from a good Toyota year.

How is this measured?

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What "pass rate" means

The percentage of all MOT tests that resulted in a pass — counted across a car's whole life, not just its first test. Higher means fewer failures over time.

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Mileage groups built from real data

We split this model's real-world mileage history into 5 equal groups — so each slice contains the same number of cars, not an arbitrary round number like "0–30,000 miles."

Does age still matter?

Yes. A low-mileage 20-year-old car has still had 20 years of weather, perishing rubber, and ageing electrics. Comparing at the same mileage narrows the gap between old and new — but doesn't erase it entirely.

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Why this beats surveys

Our figures come from the DVLA's national MOT database — over 50 million real test results from accredited garages, with no opinions involved. Most reliability guides are based on owner surveys with a few hundred responses per model.

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