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FH03 YBN

2003 Ford Transit

Yellow Diesel 2402cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires19 Dec 2026
Tests26 (20 pass, 6 fail)
Pass rate76.9%

Mileage

95,893 mi
Last recorded95,893 miles
Recorded on12 Dec 2025
Typical for 2003 Ford Transit108,242 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationFH03 YBN
MakeFord
ModelTransit
Year2003
ColourYellow
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,402cc

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MOT History

20 pass 6 fail
Pass 12 Dec 2025 95,893 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Inner sill corrosion (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Rear part of the chassis corrosion (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Pass 18 Dec 2024 95,029 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Mudguard insecure ()

Nearside Rear Some corrosion in the wheel arch

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to de-bond (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Some corrosion in the wheel arch

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 18 Dec 2024 95,029 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both sides (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper missing (3.4 (a))

Nearside Rear Mudguard insecure ()

Nearside Rear Some corrosion in the wheel arch

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to de-bond (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Some corrosion in the wheel arch

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 20 Dec 2023 94,079 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush perished and started to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Inner wheel arch has a hole as very corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Outer sill corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Rear part of the chassis corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Inner wheel arch has a hole as very corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Rear part of the chassis corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))

Some corrosion to the underside of the van

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing All four tyres started to perish (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Fail 14 Dec 2023 94,055 miles

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush perished and started to split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Inner wheel arch has a hole as very corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Outer sill corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Rear part of the chassis corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Inner wheel arch has a hole as very corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Rear part of the chassis corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))

Some corrosion to the underside of the van

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing All four tyres started to perish (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 18 Oct 2022 92,397 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to de-bond and split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Outer sill corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to de-bond and split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Power steering pipe/hose has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))

Some corrosion to the underside of the van

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 3 Nov 2021 90,895 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush has a split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush started to De-bond (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Pass 19 Oct 2020 88,179 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush perished and started to debond (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Pass 5 Nov 2019 86,661 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

underbody corroded in places

Pass 6 Aug 2018 85,874 miles

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed drivers (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Pass 4 Sep 2017 85,234 miles

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)

Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil rear both sides (2.7.3)

service brake performance low 56%

Pass 15 Aug 2016 83,931 miles

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)

parking brake performance just met the requirments

service brake performance just met the requirments

Pass 26 Aug 2015 80,798 miles

Brake load sensing valve stiff (3.6.E.3)

Brake pipe slightly corroded o/s/front (3.6.B.2c)

Seat belt stitching slightly frayed o/s/front (5.2.2b)

service brake just past 49%

Pass 2 Sep 2014 79,948 miles

All brake pipes covered in grease

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Fail 1 Sep 2014 79,948 miles

Centre Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 6 Aug 2013 77,915 miles

Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Pass 6 Aug 2013 77,915 miles
Fail 20 Aug 2012 76,961 miles

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Pass 20 Aug 2012 76,961 miles
Pass 3 Jun 2011 75,971 miles

Nail in nearside rear tyre

front brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.2b)

Nail in nearside front tyre

Fail 1 Jun 2011 75,955 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Nail in nearside rear tyre

front brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.2b)

Nail in nearside front tyre

Pass 15 Jul 2010 71,102 miles
Pass 28 Jul 2009 62,010 miles
Pass 6 Aug 2008 50,617 miles
Pass 31 Jul 2007 39,310 miles
Pass 1 Aug 2006 28,125 miles

How Reliable is the Ford Transit?

Based on 16,371,688 MOT tests across 1,454,648 vehicles.

68.7%
Pass Rate
7,998
Miles/Year
37
Year Lifespan
1,454,648
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Registration plate lamp not working 551,926
Brake pipe excessively corroded 469,823
Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 469,369
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 418,048
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 414,266
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FH03 YBN is a 2003 Ford Transit in Yellow with a 2,402cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 76.9%.

Across all 2003 Ford Transit models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.7% with a typical mileage of 108,242 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Ford Transit fails its MOT is registration plate lamp not working, accounting for 551,926 recorded failures. If you're considering buying FH03 YBN, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Ford Transit typically stays on UK roads for around 37 years. At 23 years old, this Ford Transit is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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FH03 YBN is a 2003 Ford Transit, first registered on 9 July 2003.

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The MOT history for FH03 YBN shows 26 tests with a 76.9% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.

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