DPF and EGR blockage on urban delivery vans
- Typically appears
- 80,000+ miles
- What to inspect
- Check for limp mode, look for warning lights after a long idle

A 2019 Ford Transit Custom is now 7 years old, so an average example has covered around 94,500 miles. A mid-run car · most launch faults had been addressed by this point, and wear items are the main risk at this age. Check the state safety inspection and service history alongside the documented faults below, which are sorted by whether a 2019 car has usually reached the mileage where they appear.
Compiled & reviewed by the VehicleFaults Research Team
The 2019 Ford Transit Custom is 7 years old, so an average example has covered roughly 94,500 miles. At that mileage 2 of the documented faults are already due, so check those first. A further 1 typically appear later in the car's life.
Documented onset mileage is at or below the ~95k miles an average 2019 car has covered.
DPF and EGR blockage on urban delivery vans
Clutch and dual-mass flywheel wear on heavily loaded vans
Age, electronics and build-related issues that are not mileage-driven.
Sliding door runner wear and rust on the sill and rear arches
Typically appear later than this year's average mileage · worth budgeting for rather than inspecting.
Wet belt on 2.0 EcoBlue engines
Generate a tickable pre-purchase checklist for this exact year, mileage and variant · add photos and notes as you inspect.
Check this exact carMileage matters less than history. A 130,000-mile van with belt and clutch records beats an unknown 70,000-mile one.
A blocked DPF plus EGR on a van that has only done town work.
Yes. It hides damage, so lift it and inspect the floor before you retail the van.