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2021 Ford Transit Custom — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2021 perform at MOT as they age

5 years
Current Age
77.7%
Latest Pass Rate
490
Total Tests (All Years)
46,513 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 3

This car: 77.7%
Average: 83.7%

⚠️ 6.0% below average (25474 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2021 Ford Transit Custom as it ages.

At 2 years: 78.2% pass rate · At 3 years: 77.7% pass rate

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 2 to 3 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
2 yrs78.2%55
3 yrs77.7%435

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2021 Ford Transit Custom pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows stable over 2 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2024 (3 yrs)77.7%435
2023 (2 yrs)78.2%55

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2023
78.2%
Age (yrs) 2Tests 55Avg Mileage 45,418Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 16.4%
2024
77.7%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 435Avg Mileage 46,513Top Failure Tyres — 15.6%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2021 Ford Transit Custom, with age trends.

Tyres
16.0%
— Consistent
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
14.8%
↓ Decreases with age
Visibility
13.0%
— Consistent
Brakes
11.0%
↑ Increases with age
Body, chassis, structure
9.1%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Brakes7.3% (2 yrs)14.7% (3 yrs)
+7.4%
🔴 ↑
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.4% (2 yrs)13.1% (3 yrs)
-3.3%
🟢 ↓
Tyres16.4% (2 yrs)15.6% (3 yrs)
-0.8%
⚪ —
Visibility12.7% (2 yrs)13.3% (3 yrs)
+0.6%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Ford Transit Custom cars manufactured in 2021 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2023 to 2024, covering 490 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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