Sliding door runner wear and sill corrosion
- Typically appears
- Age-related
- What to inspect
- Operate both doors and probe the sills

A 2023 Ford Tourneo Custom is now 3 years old, so an average example has covered around 40,500 miles. The final model year of the generation · generally the most sorted build, so mileage, servicing and condition matter more than build-year faults. Check the state safety inspection and service history alongside the documented faults below, which are sorted by whether a 2023 car has usually reached the mileage where they appear.
Compiled & reviewed by the VehicleFaults Research Team
The 2023 Ford Tourneo Custom is 3 years old, so an average example has covered roughly 40,500 miles. At that mileage most documented faults are still ahead of it, so servicing evidence matters more than wear. A further 3 typically appear later in the car's life.
Age, electronics and build-related issues that are not mileage-driven.
Sliding door runner wear and sill corrosion
Typically appear later than this year's average mileage · worth budgeting for rather than inspecting.
DPF and EGR faults on urban use
Wet belt wear on 2.0 EcoBlue diesel
Clutch and gearbox wear on high mileage examples
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Wet belt condition on EcoBlue engines.
A long hot run plus a sliding door test.