Does the Ford Transit Custom fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford Transit Custom records 7.16 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.21 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.05, 95% interval −0.14 to +0.04). It ranks 324 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Transit Custom is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 11,036 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 11,036 | 3.15 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 3,510 | 1.00 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 2,300 | 0.66 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,456 | 0.42 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 741 | 0.21 |
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
If a Ford Transit Custom gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.2% of Ford Transit Custom MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 12,603 miles later (35,657 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 35,657 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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