2020 Ford Transit Custom 300LEADER Eblue 2.0L Diesel · AE03 EAT

The Ford Transit Custom presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 20 May 2025 at 95,234 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests on 30 October 2024 at 89,398 miles and 3 November 2023 at 76,210 miles also passed cleanly. The only anomaly is a failed entry logged on 30 October 2024 at 89,398 miles carrying no recorded defects, which points to an administrative or presentation fault at the testing station rather than a mechanical defect on the vehicle. The recorded mileage of 95,234 against a 2020 build dates the van at roughly 15,872 miles per year, which is high for a six-year-old light commercial and implies sustained motorway or delivery-cycle use. Accumulation ran from 76,210 miles in November 2023 to 89,398 miles by October 2024, then 95,234 by May 2025, showing consistent annual use of around 13,000 to 15,000 miles with no standing periods. The MOT data is sparse and clean across all three valid tests, with no advisories on tyres, brake discs, suspension bushes, or corrosion, so the record alone gives no warning of deferred consumable care. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of the front suspension arms and coil springs, as high annual mileage on a Transit Custom commonly fatigues these before an MOT tester logs an advisory. Examine the rear brake calipers for binding and measure disc thickness, since the clean history offers no evidence of recent measurement under load. Check the underbody and chassis rails for structural rust given the salt exposure a high-mileage van accumulates. The absence of recorded faults suggests previous operators kept the vehicle to test standard, but the duplicated 30 October 2024 entry warrants a request for the full DVSA certificate to confirm no suppressed defect. Given the mileage, budget for tyres and wiper blades as routine consumables regardless of the clean advisories.