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Transit Custom 340 Trend Eblue: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass
Across 635 MOT tests, the Transit Custom 340 Trend Eblue returns 79.7% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 57,467, 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.
- 01
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
35 occurrences · 5.5% of tests
- 02
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
18 occurrences · 2.8% of tests
- 03
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
15 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
- 04
A tyre seriously damaged
14 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
- 05
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
12 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
- 06
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
9 occurrences · 1.4% of tests
- 07
Wiper blade defective
8 occurrences · 1.3% of tests
- 08
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
7 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 09
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
6 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 10
A tyre cords visible or damaged
6 occurrences · 0.9% 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 3 failures
£108–£240
If every one of this Transit Custom 340 Trend Eblue'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
Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.
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Item 03 · 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 Custom 340 Trend Eblue?
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 Custom 340 Trend Eblue 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.