2017 Ford Transit 2.0L Diesel · J6 JSH

The 2017 Ford Transit presents a clean roadworthiness status as of the 7 November 2025 test at 48,343 miles, where the tester passed it with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every annual examination from 2022 onwards resulting in a pass and no advisories logged for wear items such as suspension bushes, brake discs, or corrosion. The single failure on 6 November 2025 at the same mileage carries no recorded defects, indicating an administrative or presentation issue at the testing station rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage sits at roughly 5,371 miles against the vehicle's nine years of age, a low figure for a Transit that typically sees heavier commercial duty. The records show steady accumulation: 30,347 miles on 8 November 2022, 36,921 on 27 October 2023, 42,642 on 29 October 2024, and 48,343 on 7 November 2025. No gaps or sudden jumps appear in the sequence. The clean sheet across all dates suggests the previous keeper kept the van lightly used and likely stored it well, though low use with long standing periods can conceal perished seals or flat-spotted tyres not caught in a static test. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion, as the MOT record logs no advisories but does not confirm absence of surface rust on chassis rails or sills. The brake system shows no binding calipers or worn discs in the data, yet standing time can cause seized handbrake mechanisms and degraded fluid that a road test would expose. Check the suspension for cracked coil springs and degraded bushes given the vehicle's age, and verify tyre sidewalls for cracking from intermittent use. The absent defect list implies sound previous care, but the 2025 failure with no faults recorded warrants confirmation the V5C and test certificate match before purchase.