Fiat Professional Ducato L3H3 diesel
Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L3H3 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26
The Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L3H3 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26 has a 140PS diesel engine, 30.4mpg official economy, a 1,350kg payload. List price £35,665 excluding VAT.
Diesel · large van · L3 H3 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £35,665[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 L3H3 diesel price changes
Fiat Professional raised the list price of the Ducato Panel Van L3H3 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26 by £500 to £35,665 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) | £35,165 | £35,665 | +£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.
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THRIVE verdict
A low-priced, high-payload large van that's essentially a Citroën Relay or Peugeot Boxer in Fiat badging.
The Ducato L3H3 3.5T is priced in the lowest quarter of large vans at £35,665, yet carries a payload of 1,350kg, above the median for the class. For operators who need to shift genuine weight without paying a premium, that combination is the headline story here.
Load volume of 15m³ sits in the highest quarter of large vans, and the body gives 4 Euro pallets or 3 UK pallets in a single row, with 8x4 sheets lying flat between the wheel arches and up to 3.7m for pipe or timber. That's a genuinely useful load area for trades carrying sheet materials or long loads, backed by a 2,500kg braked towing figure that matches the class median.
Economy sits exactly at the diesel large-van median, so it's not a standout on that front, and this is one of three badge-engineered siblings: the Citroën Relay and Peugeot Boxer share identical payload, volume, towing and economy at the same £35,665 price, while the Vauxhall Movano version is £36,565. The Toyota Proace Max and Nissan Interstar are close rivals too, so buyers should compare dealer deals and service support rather than assume the Ducato stands alone.
Best for
- Heavy, bulky loads on a tight budget
- Sheet materials and long loads (timber, pipe, ladders)
- Pallet-based distribution work
Think twice
- Fuel economy is only mid-pack for a diesel large van
- Check pricing against badge-engineered siblings (Relay, Boxer, Movano) before buying
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 |
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| Fiat Professional Ducato L2H2 diesel | Diesel | 1,425 kg | 30.4 mpg | £34,045 |
| Fiat Professional Ducato L3H2 diesel | Diesel | 1,375 kg | 30.4 mpg | £34,855 |
| 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) | 4, 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 3.7m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 3,705mm, 1,422mm between the wheel arches, 2,172mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 330kg 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 2,022mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Citroën ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Enterprise, 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 176 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 35kg more (1,385kg against 1,350kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 2,400kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 11.1p a mile against 24.7p for diesel: roughly £3,400 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £11,500 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 3.4 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Towing more than 2,400kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 252-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.388 kWh a mile: the usable battery divided by the official range.
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Fiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L3H3 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 competitorToyota Proace Max Icon Long, High Height Diesel 2.2 D 140 DIN hp Man (6-speed)£797 more, 50kg more payload.
- Direct competitorNissan Interstar Panel Van L3 H3 35 2.0 dCi 130 Manual Acenta MY27£825 more, 117kg less payload.
- Electric alternativeCitroën ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic EnterpriseElectric, 252 miles official range, £16,500 more, 2m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorFord Transit Van Leader 350E L4 H3 2.0L EcoBlue 130PS 6-speed manual RWD£15,530 more, 194kg less payload.
The same van is also sold as Citroën Relay Panel Van L3H3 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual Enterprise (£35,665), Peugeot Boxer Panel Van L3H3 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual Professional (£35,665) and Vauxhall Movano Diesel L3H3 3.5T 140hp Manual Prime (£36,565), 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.
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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, L3 column (merged across H heights).
- Fiat Professional UK, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat), load volume.
- Fiat Professional UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: engine power, official fuel economy, co2 emissions, fuel tank, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, 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: 16 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 16 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 L3H3 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.