2013 Ford Transit 2.2L Diesel · DC07 OWS

The Ford Transit presents a currently roadworthy status following a pass on 1 April 2026, though the maintenance trend shows administrative inconsistency rather than mechanical decline. The most recent test cycle opened with a failure on 1 April 2026 carrying no recorded defects, immediately followed by a pass the same day with no defects logged. This pattern repeats from February 2025, where a failure on 18 February with no defects preceded a pass on 20 February. The vehicle cleared its 4 January 2024 test without issue. Such back-to-back fail-then-pass entries with zero defects suggest clerical or presentation errors at the testing station rather than latent faults. Mileage data is absent across every entry in this record, which prevents any assessment of accumulation against the vehicle's 2013 build date. Without odometer readings the buyer cannot establish whether the Transit saw light van duties or high-load commercial use. The clean advisory columns give no consumable wear signals such as tyre tread depth or brake disc scoring to infer usage intensity. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and corrosion points given the van's thirteen-year age, despite the absence of flagged advisories. The repeated same-day failure and pass events warrant verification that the V5C and DVSA portal align and that no suppressed defect exists from a rejected first attempt. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers should be visually checked for fatigue not captured in the bare test logs. Given the sparse and defect-free history, the record implies previous keepers presented the vehicle for test without outstanding minor consumable neglect. The zero-advisory passes do not confirm thorough mechanical care, only that the tester logged nothing. A pre-purchase inspection remains essential before commitment.