2013 Ford Transit 2.2L Diesel · AE13 SVD

The 2013 Ford Transit presents a currently roadworthy status, having passed its most recent MOT on 14 February 2024 at 192,341 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend across the supplied history reads as stable, though the record shows administrative failures on the day prior to each pass in both 2023 and 2024 with zero defects logged, indicating the vehicle was presented, failed on a non-mechanical basis or paperwork error, then cleared within 24 hours. No worsening mechanical pattern emerges from the data. Mileage sits high for a thirteen-year-old van. The odometer advanced from 165,193 miles at the 4 February 2022 test to 179,416 miles by 16 February 2023, then to 192,341 miles by 14 February 2024. That equates to roughly 14,800 miles per year, with about 13,000 added in the final twelve-month span. The history is sparse, showing only three pass cycles and two same-day failures, so no prolonged standing or abrupt accumulation is evident beyond the expected commercial-use load. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the mileage and age. The tester raised no advisories on corrosion or emissions across the five entries, which suggests previous keepers addressed consumables before test rather than deferring them. The clean sheets do not certify structural integrity beneath the sill covers. Verify the V5C and workshop invoices to confirm why the 2023 and 2024 tests failed with no defects recorded before the next-day pass. Such repeated turnaround hints at lax presentation discipline rather than deferred repair, but the absence of flagged binding calipers or exhaust issues leaves the mechanical risk lower than the mileage alone would imply.