Ford Transit Courier 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

24.1% of 17,603 MOT tests of the Ford Transit Courier first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 92.7 (95% CI 89.9–95.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Ford Transit Courier fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Transit Courier built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	24.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	17603
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 89.9–95.5)	92.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	17603
Rank among this model's 7 build years	1	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	17603
Tested in 2024	4329	tests	median 71,577 miles	2024	4329

Built 2018 against Ford Transit Courier normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 21.4% vs 21.7%; age 4: 22.1% vs 24.7%; age 5: 24.8% vs 27.2%; age 6: 28.3% vs 30.6%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Ford Transit Courier fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford Transit Courier built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	4,434	21.4	20.2–22.6	21.7	98.6
4	4,421	22.1	20.9–23.3	24.7	89.4
5	4,419	24.8	23.6–26.1	27.2	91.3
6	4,329	28.3	27–29.6	30.6	92.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,603 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Ford Transit Courier?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 13.2 items per 100 first tests, against 14.4 across all build years of the Ford Transit Courier. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Transit Courier built 2018 against the Ford Transit Courier in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	13.2	14.4	2,345
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	12.7	17.7	2,250
Tyres	8.6	9.3	1,530
Brakes	4.4	5.2	779
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.9	3.4	510

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,711 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Ford Transit Courier, 2018 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 97.9. 2019: index 94.2.

Ford Transit Courier build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2014	103.8	99.6–107.9	no different	6,740
2015	106.7	104.3–109.1	worse	21,651
2016	109.8	106.9–112.7	worse	17,023
2017	97.9	95.3–100.4	no different	21,090
2018	92.7	89.9–95.5	better	17,603
2019	94.2	90.9–97.4	better	13,936
2020	103.8	98.7–108.9	no different	6,780

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 104,823 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford Transit Courier 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-transit-courier/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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