2018 Ford Transit 2.0L Diesel · CV68 VSD

The 2018 Ford Transit presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 30 April 2025 at 71,823 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across its recorded history. The vehicle cleared every annual test without advisories or defects, and the only blemish is a failed test on 28 April 2025 at 71,821 miles where the DVSA system logged no defects, suggesting an administrative or non-mechanical rejection rather than a fault with the van itself. Two days later the same examiner passed it clean. Annual mileage averages 8,978 against an eight-year life, a typical figure for a light commercial. The records show steady accumulation: 26,022 miles at the September 2021 test, 41,172 by September 2022, 57,242 by September 2023, then a near-dormant period until the 2025 tests where it reached 71,823. That eighteen-month gap added only 14,581 miles, implying lighter use or standing time in the later period. The sparse, clean record gives no evidence of skipped tests or rapid wear cycles. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given Transit vans of this generation suffer fatigue in those areas regardless of a clean MOT. The absence of corrosion or structural advisories in the data is reassuring, but DVSA testers only record visible defects at the time. Check the underbody and chassis rails for rust, and confirm the rear calipers are free given the long low-mileage spell that can encourage binding. The two 2025 entries two days apart at near-identical mileage warrant a glance at the V5 and test certificate to confirm the earlier failure was clerical. Otherwise the history implies a conscientiously maintained example with no recurring mechanical faults, minor or serious, across its life.