Is the Ford E-Transit reliable?

The Ford E-Transit scores 30/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure. That is computed from 10,901 real DVSA MOT test results.

How much does a used Ford E-Transit cost?

A 2023 Ford E-Transit with around 33,858 miles is worth roughly £26,600 today (typical range £23,600–£29,600). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.

How quickly does the Ford E-Transit depreciate?

A new Ford E-Transit typically loses about 50% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.

What insurance group is the Ford E-Transit?

The Ford E-Transit sits in insurance group 21 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.

What goes wrong on a used Ford E-Transit?

The most common age-related issues we track for the Ford E-Transit are: lighting & signalling (typically around 60k-100k miles, £15-£120 to put right); brakes (typically around 60k-100k miles, £150-£500 to put right); tyres & wheels (typically around 60k-100k miles, £80-£500 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.

What does the Ford E-Transit cost to run?

Expect around 2 miles per kWh on the E-Transit 350 L2H2 RWD 184, £195 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Is the Ford E-Transit ULEZ compliant?

The Ford E-Transit is pure-electric, so it is exempt from the London ULEZ charge and every other UK clean-air zone, whatever the registration year.

Ranked #18 van in the UK · Panel van (EV) · 5,100 units sold last year

Ford E-Transit

The Ford E-Transit is the electric version of Britain's best-selling big van - the same vast range of two-tonne Transit bodies, now battery-powered. Strong payload (the battery is floor-mounted, preserving load space), useful range for urban and regional routes and rapid charging make it a credible electric workhorse for fleets with predictable daily mileage. It drives more smoothly than the diesel and cuts running costs where charging is sorted.

How these figures are sourced — the valuation is anchored to a researched used-market price for this model (AutoTrader median, 2023 at 30k miles). Reliability, mileage and variant data are real DVSA MOT records. Dimensions, tyre sizes and costs, servicing figures and the insurance group are segment-level estimates rather than sourced per car, and are being replaced model by model.

Body: Panel van (EV)
Years: 2022–2026
Fuel: Electric
Range: 196 mi
Insurance: Group 21

The short version

17/100

Forecourt score

Value 12 · Reliability 0 · Insurance 62 · catalogue percentiles

The Ford E-Transit loses value faster than most cars and is cheaper to run than most. Its MOT-based reliability is below average — an MOT score of 30/100. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 12% of models.

The Forecourt score blends how this car ranks against the catalogue on value retention, reliability and insurance cost (weighted 40/40/20) — the from-new ownership picture. Higher is better; running cost is not yet folded in.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Electric

Power

184 ps

Drivetrain

RWD

Efficiency

2 mi/kWh

The volume E-Transit - the electric big Transit. 68 kWh usable, ~196 mi WLTP, ~1,600 kg payload retained. L2H2 ~10 m3. ~115 kW DC. The UK's best-selling large electric van.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

Year of registration2023

20222026

Mileage on the clock33,858 mi

0Expected: 33,858180k

Conditiongood

PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Region

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Know the registration?

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

£26,600

Range £22,150 – £31,400

medium confidence

When new (2023)circa £51,000Age-based value£25,250Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£9Market calibration+£2,991Forecourt price£28,250Private sale£24,950Part-exchange£21,950

Waitthis 3-year-old

Still shedding value quickly — buying older saves the most.

At 33,858 miles it’s about the ~34,426 typical for a 3-year-old.

Seen one for sale?

It keeps shedding value across the ages we track, though a 4-year-old one is down to about 17% a year from 16%. An older example (a ~2022 plate) is the cheaper entry.

A data-led guide from the depreciation curve, UK parc trend and reliability — not financial advice.

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Ford E-Transit loses value over time.

Marker = your selection
Dashed = mileage either side

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 33,858 miles you entered above — worth about £26,600 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 11,286 miles a year.

5-year total

£17,116

Per year

£3,423

All-in per mile

£0.30

Fuel per mile

7.7p

Depreciation£6,503

Fuel / energy£4,353

Servicing£1,765

Road tax£975

Insurance£3,520

Best age to buy — around 4 years

A 4-year-old example loses roughly £5,400 a year — 57% less than the £12,500 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 12%

Reliabilitybetter than 0%

Cheap to insurebetter than 62%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV?

How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.

E-Transit 68 / 89 kWh

Ford's full-size EV van. Cross-shop Mercedes eSprinter (273mi WLTP class-leading range), Renault e-Master 87 kWh (285mi WLTP target), Maxus eDeliver 9 (Chinese alternative cheaper). The E-Transit is the volume EV van choice — Ford fleet network + dealer support is the differentiator over Chinese rivals.

New price: circa £50,000
Annual fuel / energy: £1,100
3-yr depreciation: 50%

Watch for

·Early 2022 charging port issues (resolved via software)
·Twin-rear-wheel brake wear faster than single
·Battery cooling reliable
·196mi WLTP behind eSprinter 113 kWh class-leader

Fuel/energy costs based on this week’s UK averages (w/c 03/08/2026) · Petrol 159.9p/L, Diesel 179.2p/L, Electricity 27.0p/kWh · DESNZ

Estimated insurance

Group 21 of 50 (mid — around the UK average) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

No-claims bonus3 years

0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+

Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£704/ year

Roughly £59 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.

Age band	Lower risk	Typical	Higher risk
Age 17-25	£1,604	£2,005	£2,606
Age 26-32	£837	£985	£1,202
Age 33-39Selected	£619	£704	£830
Age 40-49	£526	£584	£677
Age 50+	£469	£521	£614

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

Annual mileage11,286 mi/yr

2,000UK avg for this model: 11,28630,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£195

Standard rate, post year-one

Electricity

£1,524

2 mi/kWh, 27p blended

Insurance

£704

Age 33-39, group 21

Clean-air zones

✓ ULEZ compliant

Electric variants are compliant with London ULEZ and all UK clean-air zones.

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£2,818 / year

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

0-30k miles

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

195/65 R16 · 215/65 R16C

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.

Budget

£300

set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre

Mid-range

£440

set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre

Premium

£620

set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

Option	New cost	Added used value	Return
Tow bar Strong return — actively sought by trade buyers.	£650	£450	69%
Full bulkhead Cheap, and most working buyers expect one.	£300	£200	67%
Parking sensors & reversing camera	£500	£300	60%
Ply-lining / load-area protection	£350	£200	57%
Twin side loading doors	£450	£250	56%
Air conditioning About half its cost back; widens the resale audience.	£900	£450	50%

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 33,858 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

Lighting & signallingUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100k milesCost £15-£120medium severityParts high

Recorded in 12.0% of MOT tests 60k-100k miles — from 9,732 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

BrakesUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100k milesCost £150-£500medium severityParts high

Recorded in 7.0% of MOT tests 60k-100k miles — from 9,732 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Tyres & wheelsUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100k milesCost £80-£500medium severityParts high

Recorded in 7.0% of MOT tests 60k-100k miles — from 9,732 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Driver's viewWatch now

Typical at 30k-60k milesCost £60-£300low severityParts high

Recorded in 5.5% of MOT tests 30k-60k miles — from 9,732 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

SuspensionUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100k milesCost £150-£450low severityParts high

Recorded in 3.7% of MOT tests 60k-100k miles — from 9,732 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Identification & otherUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100k milesCost £20-£150low severityParts high

Recorded in 2.9% of MOT tests 60k-100k miles — from 9,732 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

MOT outlook

How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 10,901 real DVSA test records.

MOT pass rate by age

77.9% at 3yr → 70.7% at 4yr

A 3-year-old E-Transit passes its MOT 77.9% of the time; by 4 years that has slipped to 70.7%. The y-axis is zoomed to this model’s range so the trend is readable.

Longevity

Not enough older examples yet to gauge longevity.

What fails at the first MOT

The defect categories a E-Transit registered 2022–2023 fails on at its first MOT, from 2,693 first tests. Every car here is the same age and the same generation, so these are the faults that show up first - not the wear a high-mileage older example collects.

Lighting & signalling6.1%
Tyres & wheels4.6%
Driver's view3.5%
Brakes2.8%
Suspension1.8%
Identification & other1.2%

Share of first MOT tests recording at least one defect in that category. DVSA test-item categories, not parts: “Driver’s view” covers mirrors, wipers and glass.

Typical mileage by age

The average odometer reading for a E-Transit at MOT, by age — measured from the same DVSA records, not assumed. A useful yardstick for whether a given car has done more or fewer miles than its age suggests.

3 yr34,426
4 yr48,641

Mean recorded mileage at MOT by vehicle age, from DVSA test records. Ages below three are not shown: the first MOT is due at three years, so the few cars tested earlier are a self-selected minority rather than a representative sample. Ages with at least 10 tests shown.

Reliability

30/ 100

Below average

First-MOT pass rate and defect rate for cars registered 2020 onward (2,693 first tests), with cohort survival — medium confidence.

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

01The under-floor battery preserves load volume and payload - a genuine advantage over some electric rivals.
02Range suits urban and regional multi-drop work; plan longer routes around real-world range and charging.
03Check battery health records and charging history as you would any used EV; the rest is familiar Transit.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Ford E-Transit, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Higher

Higher-value cars like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.

Parts theft

Lower

As an electric car it has no catalytic converter, so the most common parts-theft vector doesn't apply.

Worth doing

Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Ford E-Transit into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

City	Area	Daily charge	Likely outcome
London	All of Greater London (within the M25)	£12.50	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
Birmingham	Inside the A4540 Middleway	£8.00	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
Bristol	City centre and part of the Portway	£9.00	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
Glasgow	City centre	—	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
Edinburgh	City centre	—	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
Aberdeen	City centre	—	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
Dundee	City centre	—	Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.

Zones that don't charge private cars

Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

EV reality check

64 kWh

Winter range

130 mi

66% of WLTP

DC charge 10–80%

34 min

Slower than rivals

Heat pump

None

Not available — winter range hit harder

Battery chemistry

NMC

Higher energy density, faster charging, charge to 80% daily

Cost to charge

~£17

full charge · ~£13.50/100mi

Winter range estimates assume ~5°C ambient with cabin heating; figures from manufacturer cold-weather testing where available, otherwise derived as a fraction of WLTP. DC times are manufacturer-claimed 10–80% on the headline charger; real-world sessions on UK rapids can be slower. Charging cost is a full battery at the home/blended electricity rate; public rapid charging costs more.

UK charging network

119,080 public chargers across the UK

As of 2026-04-01, the UK has 119,080 publicly available EV chargers, up 12.6% on the prior year (13,281 added in 2025). 23% of those are rapid (50 kW+) or ultra-rapid (150 kW+), so the network can support both home and on-route charging.

3-8 kW

50%

Standard

8-50 kW

27%

Standard plus

50-150 kW

12%

Rapid

150 kW+

11%

Ultra-rapid

Source: Department for Transport / Zapmap · Released 2026-05-21 · DfT statistics

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Ford is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Franchised UK dealers

~290

Large network

Mass-market

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Ford is 6.4% of all franchised outlets)

Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

These are segment estimates, not manufacturer figures. 296 of 325 catalogued cars share one of 14 identical dimension sets, so they describe a class rather than this particular car. Sourced figures replace them model by model.

Length

5,000 mm

Width

2,000 mm

Height

2,000 mm

Kerb weight

2,250 kg

Boot

4,000–9,000 L

Battery

64 kWh

What it can carry

Load capacity and payload across the body-length and roof-height variants. The bigger spread means more versatility — but also more choice to get wrong when buying used.

Load volume

3.5–8 m³

Payload

600–1,400 kg

Gross weight

3,100 kg

Body variants

L1H1, L2H2

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Common questions

Ford E-Transit, answered from the data

Is the Ford E-Transit reliable?: The Ford E-Transit scores 30/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure. That is computed from 10,901 real DVSA MOT test results.
How much does a used Ford E-Transit cost?: A 2023 Ford E-Transit with around 33,858 miles is worth roughly £26,600 today (typical range £23,600–£29,600). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Ford E-Transit depreciate?: A new Ford E-Transit typically loses about 50% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Ford E-Transit?: The Ford E-Transit sits in insurance group 21 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Ford E-Transit?: The most common age-related issues we track for the Ford E-Transit are: lighting & signalling (typically around 60k-100k miles, £15-£120 to put right); brakes (typically around 60k-100k miles, £150-£500 to put right); tyres & wheels (typically around 60k-100k miles, £80-£500 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Ford E-Transit cost to run?: Expect around 2 miles per kWh on the E-Transit 350 L2H2 RWD 184, £195 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.
Is the Ford E-Transit ULEZ compliant?: The Ford E-Transit is pure-electric, so it is exempt from the London ULEZ charge and every other UK clean-air zone, whatever the registration year.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.