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Ford Transit — Reliability by Year

1,451,042 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Ford Transit was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2021
87.9% pass rate · 830 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1991
59.5% pass rate · 9,081 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 13,658 mi 115
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 50,457 mi 1,052
2022
87.3%
47,459 mi 19,351
2021
87.9%
38,504 mi 830
2020
87.2%
37,908 mi 1,306
2019
82.2%
64,058 mi 22,607
2018
82.1%
69,126 mi 51,838
2017
82.2%
73,266 mi 78,264
2016
81.1%
78,169 mi 77,732
2015
79.9%
85,233 mi 68,761
2014
77.8%
90,582 mi 58,224
2013
71.9%
92,294 mi 54,003
2012
70.0%
98,096 mi 49,250
2011
70.2%
105,511 mi 55,398
2010
70.2%
107,527 mi 48,516
2009
69.8%
105,689 mi 39,547
2008
69.1%
106,069 mi 59,010
2007
69.0%
106,921 mi 61,924
2006
68.9%
104,633 mi 56,973
2005
69.2%
102,255 mi 53,750
2004
68.8%
102,927 mi 57,895
2003
68.7%
108,104 mi 57,362
2002
68.0%
115,400 mi 56,979
2001
67.8%
119,176 mi 55,066
2000
66.0%
113,434 mi 45,842
1999
65.7%
113,944 mi 45,184
1998
65.5%
122,277 mi 48,962
1997
64.4%
132,064 mi 44,361
1996
63.5%
135,304 mi 37,981
1995
62.4%
135,980 mi 33,667
1994
60.2%
65,712 mi 23,325
1993
59.8%
52,316 mi 17,277
1992
59.5%
54,467 mi 14,032
1991
59.5%
55,522 mi 9,081
1990
59.9%
55,839 mi 9,507
1989
60.4%
55,074 mi 10,423
1988
60.6%
56,666 mi 5,498
1987
61.8%
60,535 mi 4,776
1986
62.7%
60,995 mi 2,408
1985
65.9%
57,674 mi 4,364
1984
64.7%
55,448 mi 4,876
1983
68.2%
60,097 mi 1,484
1982
66.5%
50,535 mi 812
1981
65.5%
61,537 mi 615
1980
64.8%
57,116 mi 814

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Ford Transit is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 37,908 miles (newest year) to 135,980 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Ford Transit.

See the buying guide →

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