Does the Ford Transit Custom fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Ford Transit Custom records 3.25 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.35 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.90, 95% interval +0.84 to +0.96). It ranks 227 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Ford Transit Custom by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Transit Custom is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 5,986 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Transit Custom: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	5,986	1.71
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	3,475	0.99
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	407	0.12
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly	265	0.08
Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted	239	0.07

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 350,490 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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