Fiat Professional Ducato L2H2 diesel
Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26
The Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26 has a 140PS diesel engine, 30.4mpg official economy, a 1,425kg payload. List price £34,045 excluding VAT.
Diesel · large van · L2 H2 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £34,045[2] |
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Engine and economy
Load
Ownership
| Warranty | 24-month manufacturer warranty + 12-month additional warranty; unlimited mileage first 2 years, 100,000-mile cap in year 3 for commercial vehicles (gov.uk/general Fiat UK warranty terms, not Ducato-sp[4] |
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Fiat Professional Ducato L2H2 diesel price changes
Fiat Professional raised the list price of the Ducato Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26 by £500 to £34,045 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
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| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £33,545 | £34,045 | +£500 | Fiat Professional UK |
List prices excluding VAT, from the manufacturer's own UK price lists. A date marked "recorded" is the day THRIVE took in a new price list that carried no date of its own.
Compare the Fiat Ducato with
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THRIVE verdict
Cheapest large van in its class, with strong payload but only middling load volume and towing.
The Ducato L2H2 3.5T 140hp's headline is price: at £34,045 ex VAT it's joint lowest of 69 large vans THRIVE tracks, against a median of £47,000. Payload is a genuine strength too, sitting in the highest quarter of the class at 1,425kg. For operators watching both capital outlay and legal payload, that combination is hard to find elsewhere.
Load volume is the trade-off: 11.5m³ is below the class median of 13m³, so this is a van that carries weight well but not bulk. The load area still takes three Euro or UK pallets in a single row, 8x4 sheets flat on the floor between the arches, and pipe or timber up to 3.1m, so most trade and delivery work is covered even if outright cube capacity isn't.
Towing (2,500kg) and fuel economy (30.4mpg) both land exactly at the class median, so neither helps nor hinders the case. This Ducato is mechanically shared with the Citroën Relay, Peugeot Boxer and Vauxhall Movano at near-identical prices and specs, so the choice between them comes down to dealer network and badge preference rather than hardware. Against the Ford Transit (£48,845, 1,425kg payload, 11.5m³) and Toyota Proace Max (£34,837, 1,475kg payload, 12m³), the Ducato undercuts on price while matching payload and volume closely.
Best for
- Fleets prioritising low purchase price
- Heavy-payload work within a 3.5T chassis
- Pallet and sheet-material delivery
Think twice
- Load volume is below the class median if bulk matters more than weight
- Towing and economy are only average for the class
Written 27 October 2026 from the verified figures on this page and the rest of the THRIVE database, and checked figure by figure before publishing. How we check
Other Fiat Ducato versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat Professional Ducato L3H2 diesel | Diesel | 1,375 kg | 30.4 mpg | £34,855 |
| Fiat Professional Ducato L3H3 diesel | Diesel | 1,350 kg | 30.4 mpg | £35,665 |
| Fiat Professional Ducato L4H3 diesel | Diesel | 1,260 kg | 30.1 mpg | £36,925 |
| Fiat Professional E-Ducato L3H2 | Electric | 1,480 kg | 263 miles | £50,545 |
| Fiat Professional E-Ducato L4H3 | Electric | 1,385 kg | 252 miles | £52,165 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Fiat Ducato page.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 3, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 3, in a single row |
| 8 x 4 sheets (2,440 x 1,220mm) | Lie flat on the floor, between the wheel arches |
| Pipe, timber or ladders | Up to 3.1m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 3,120mm, 1,422mm between the wheel arches, 1,932mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 470kg per pallet. Counts use the width between the wheel arches for the whole floor, so they never over-count. Door openings are not in our data: check the rear and side door apertures before relying on a count. Goods stacked on a pallet can stand up to about 1,782mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Farizon SV L2 H2, the closest alternative across the electric line, for a typical working day.
Electric could work: check the points below
- Range. 100 miles a day sits comfortably inside a planning range of about 132 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 180kg less (1,245kg against 1,425kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 2,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10p a mile against 24.7p for diesel: roughly £3,675 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £7,955 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 2.2 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 180kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 2,000kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 188-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.35 kWh a mile: THRIVE's typical figure for an electric van (this van's usable battery is not verified).
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26's official 30.4mpg.
- Electricity: 28.59p/kWh at a small-business depot (DESNZ, excluding VAT), 26.32p at home as the driver pays (Ofgem price cap), 65.83p on public rapid chargers (Zapmap, excluding VAT).
- 250 working days a year. List prices exclude VAT and options; running costs exclude servicing, insurance, tax and residual values.
Indicative only: a guide to whether electric is worth a closer look, not a quote. For whole-fleet costs see fleet charging costs and van break-even.
Alternatives worth considering
- Direct competitorFord Transit Van Leader 350L L3 H2 2.0L EcoBlue 130PS 6-speed manual FWD£14,800 more.
- Direct competitorToyota Proace Max Icon Medium, Medium Height Diesel 2.2 D 140 DIN hp Man (6-speed)£792 more, 50kg more payload, 0.5m³ more load space.
- Electric alternativeFarizon SV L2 H2Electric, 188 miles official range, £12,955 more, 180kg less payload.
- Direct competitorNissan Interstar Panel Van L2 H2 35 2.0 dCi 130 Manual Acenta MY27£945 more, 59kg less payload, 0.7m³ less load space.
The same van is also sold as Citroën Relay Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual Enterprise (£34,045), Peugeot Boxer Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual Professional (£34,045) and Vauxhall Movano Diesel L2H2 3.5T 140hp Manual Prime (£34,945), with identical verified payload, load volume, towing and economy.
Chosen from published large vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
Head to head: Fiat Ducato vs Nissan Interstar · Fiat Ducato vs Renault Master · Fiat Ducato vs Ford Transit · Fiat Ducato vs Volkswagen Crafter · Fiat Ducato vs Mercedes-Benz Sprinter · Fiat Ducato vs Farizon SV
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Sources
4 documents: Fiat Professional UK, Fiat UK
- Fiat Professional UK, published 1 October 2026, retrieved 3 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, load height (maximum), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. flipbook page 27, "E-Ducato & Ducato Dimensions" (text layer content.json); Interior table, L2 column (merged across H heights).
- Fiat Professional UK, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat).
- Fiat Professional UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: engine power, official fuel economy, co2 emissions, fuel tank, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked). Fiat Professional 'MY26 Prices and Specifications' guide (E-Ducato & Ducato), effective 1 July 2026; hosted as an Adobe InDesign publication linked from pricelist.varioweb.co.uk, which is linked from fiat.co.uk/professional/tools/price-spec-guide. Fetched and parsed directly (JS-rendered).
- Fiat UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: warranty. Fetched via r.jina.ai reader proxy after direct request returned 403. General Fiat UK new-vehicle warranty page; not Ducato/Professional-specific, but is the manufacturer's stated warranty term and explicitly differentiates commercial-vehicle mileage cap.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 13 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 13 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 27 October 2026. It uses only the verified figures here and the THRIVE database; every number in it is checked against those figures, and it is rewritten only when they change.
Specifications vary by trim, engine, battery, length and roof height; these are for the Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L2H2 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26 as named, a typical fleet specification. Fuel economy is the official WLTP combined figure; real-world economy loaded will be lower. Check the manufacturer's current price list before ordering. If a figure here has changed, tell us on our corrections page.