2006 Ford Transit Connect 1.8L Diesel · CX56 RBZ

The 2006 Ford Transit Connect presents a currently roadworthy status following a pass at 146,330 miles on 13 November 2025. The maintenance trend reads as stable with no defects logged across the four most recent annual tests. The November 2025 failure carries no recorded defects, indicating a clerical or administrative rejection rather than a mechanical fault, with the vehicle passing on the same day at identical mileage. Recorded mileage rose from 135,269 at the 9 November 2023 test to 140,127 by 5 November 2024, then to 146,330 by 13 November 2025. That equates to roughly 5,400 miles in the first interval and 6,200 in the second, both below the vehicle's lifetime average of about 7,316 miles per year. The DVSA data shows a clean sheet with zero advisories or defects across every test from 2023 to 2025, so the record gives no evidence of neglected consumables or deferred structural repairs. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the van's twenty-year age and 146,330 miles. The absence of corrosion or structural advisories in the record is reassuring, but MOT tests sample condition on the day and will not capture emerging rust in sills or floorpan over the following months. The same-day fail and pass in November 2025 suggests the previous owner addressed whatever halted the first attempt immediately. Given the spotless defect history, previous keepers appear to have maintained the vehicle to test standard, though pre-purchase checks on tyre tread depth and exhaust emissions remain sensible on a diesel of this vintage.