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Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue

460 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Transit 310 Trend Ecoblues pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.9 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

82.6%

Pass-after-fix

2.8%

Fail

14.1%

Avg miles

53,016

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 460 MOT tests, the Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue returns 82.6% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and a cosmetically defective lens round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 53,016, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    33 occurrences · 7.2% of tests

  2. 02

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    12 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  3. 03

    A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light

    11 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    9 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  5. 05

    A tyre seriously damaged

    9 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  6. 06

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  7. 07

    Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose

    6 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  9. 09

    A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    6 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    5 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£88–£195

If every one of this Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Transit 310 Trend Ecoblue and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.