2018 Ford Transit Connect 1.5L Diesel · YT68 AEK

The roadworthiness status of this 2018 Ford Transit Connect is currently sound, and the maintenance trend demonstrates a clear improvement over recent years. In the most recent test conducted on April 20, 2026, at 109,084 miles, the vehicle passed with zero defects recorded. This clean pass mirrors the preceding two inspections in April 2025 at 102,506 miles and April 2024 at 96,241 miles, indicating that previous oversight issues have been successfully addressed by the current keeper. The vehicle has accumulated 109,084 miles across its eight-year lifespan, averaging roughly 13,600 miles annually. This high utilization rate reflects heavy commercial deployment, which places accelerated mechanical stress on the drivetrain, steering joints, and suspension linkages. Mileage accumulation remained steady between the September 2021 test at 45,432 miles and the September 2022 test at 63,850 miles. A subsequent testing interval shift occurred in late 2023 when the MOT was pushed to September at 85,737 miles, followed by an alignment to the spring months starting in April 2024. Earlier MOT records reveal minor neglect typical of hard-worked commercial vehicles, specifically pointing to tyre wear and headlight alignment issues during the September 2023 failure at 85,737 miles, alongside wing damage in September 2022 that caused the nearside front door to catch slightly. The missing handbrake lever button flagged in 2023 points to heavy cabin wear. Prospective buyers should physically inspect the front wing panel alignment, check the handbrake mechanism for tactile wear, and thoroughly examine the inner edges of the front tyres to verify correct wheel alignment geometry following past advisory notes.