Does the Ford Transit Custom fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Ford Transit Custom records 9.06 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.71 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.65, 95% interval −2.77 to −2.54). It ranks 431 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Ford Transit Custom by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Transit Custom is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 7,596 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 7,596 | 2.17 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 4,085 | 1.17 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 3,277 | 0.93 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 2,276 | 0.65 |
| A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light | 2,124 | 0.61 |
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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.3% of Ford Transit Custom MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 14,328 miles later (927 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 927 (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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