Ford Transit Custom L1H1 crew van diesel
Ford Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD
The Ford Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD has a 110PS diesel engine, 38.2mpg official economy, a 1,224kg payload. List price £37,950 excluding VAT.
Diesel · medium van · L1 H1 · crew van · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £37,950[2] |
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Engine and economy
Load
Ownership
| Warranty | 3 years / 100,000 miles[2] |
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Ford Transit Custom L1H1 crew van diesel price changes
No list price change recorded for the Ford Transit Custom L1H1 crew van diesel since THRIVE first recorded its price on 17 September 2026.
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 capable crew van for carrying people and kit, but load space and towing are below par for the class.
This is a double cab-in-van: five seats and a load area in one package, so it suits trades that need to move a crew and their tools together. Payload of 1,224kg is above the medium-van median, which is a decent result for a crew layout. The trade-off is load volume of 3.3m³, which sits in the lowest quarter of the class, a direct consequence of giving up space to the second row of seats.
At £37,950 it sits exactly at the medium-van median price, so it's not cheap for what you get. The Citroën Dispatch Crew Van undercuts it at £34,005 while offering more payload (1,245kg) and similar volume (3.2m³), and the Renault Trafic Crew Van is cheaper still at £33,550, with more load volume (4m³) though less payload (978kg). Both rivals also return slightly better fuel economy.
Fuel economy of 38.2mpg is in the lowest quarter for diesel medium vans, and braked towing of 2,000kg is below the class median, worth checking if you tow regularly. Ford also offers this same body as the E-Transit Custom Trend, which after the Zero Emission Van Grant lists only £1,980 more but carries less payload (916kg) and brings a 226 mile official range instead of a fuel tank; which suits better depends on mileage and where it charges.
Best for
- Crews needing people and tools carried together
- Fleets wanting above-average payload in a crew layout
Think twice
- Load volume is in the lowest quarter for the class
- Fuel economy is in the lowest quarter among diesel medium vans
- Braked towing capacity is below the class median
Written 3 November 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 Ford Transit Custom versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Transit Custom L1H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,354 kg | 39.2 mpg | £35,950 |
| Ford Transit Custom L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,308 kg | 38.7 mpg | £36,950 |
| Ford Transit Custom L2H1 crew van diesel | Diesel | 1,178 kg | 38.2 mpg | £38,950 |
| Ford Transit Custom L1H1 PHEV | Plug-in hybrid | 1,206 kg | 176.6 mpg | £40,350 |
| Ford Transit Custom L2H1 PHEV | Plug-in hybrid | 1,160 kg | 176.6 mpg | £41,350 |
| Ford E-Transit Custom L1H1 | Electric | 1,046 kg | 230 miles | £43,630 |
| Ford E-Transit Custom L2H1 | Electric | 1,124 kg | 227 miles | £44,330 |
| Ford E-Transit Custom L1H1 crew van | Electric | 916 kg | 226 miles | £44,930 |
| Ford E-Transit Custom L2H1 crew van | Electric | 870 kg | 225 miles | £45,630 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Ford Transit Custom page.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Ford E-Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 71kWh 100kW / 136PS RWD, the same body with the other powertrain, 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 158 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 308kg less (916kg against 1,224kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 2,250kg electric, 2,000kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 9p a mile against 19.7p for diesel: roughly £2,675 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £1,980 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 0.7 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 308kg of the diesel's payload.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 226-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.314 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 Ford Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD's official 38.2mpg.
- 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.
Electric and diesel compared: L1 H1 · crew van
| Diesel (this van) | Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Ford Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD | Ford E-Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 71kWh 100kW / 136PS RWD |
| List price (ex VAT) | £37,950 | £44,930 |
| Payload | 1,224 kg | 916 kg |
| Load volume | 3.3 m³ | 3.3 m³ |
| Range / economy | 38.2 mpg | 226 miles |
| Towing (braked) | 2,000 kg | 2,250 kg |
Both at a typical fleet specification, from each manufacturer's UK price list; sources are on each van's page. For running costs per mile, see the Fleet Cost Index and van break-even.
Alternatives worth considering
- Direct competitorCitroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise£3,945 cheaper.
- Direct competitorRenault Trafic Van LL30 Blue dCi 130 Advance Crew Van MY26.5£4,400 cheaper, 246kg less payload, 0.7m³ more load space.
- Electric alternativeFiat Professional E-Scudo Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic MY26.5Electric, 194-230 miles official range, £3,510 more, 2m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorVolkswagen Transporter T32 Kombi Commerce Plus SWB 150PS 2.0 TDI 6-Speed Manual£870 cheaper, 71kg less payload.
Chosen from published medium vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
2 documents: Ford UK, Ford Motor Company Ltd (UK)
- Ford UK, published 1 June 2026, retrieved 4 October 2026. Supports: load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, overall length, overall height. PDF page 50, 'DCiV Dimensions' table, L1H1 column (first of 2); Transit Custom Pricelist WAEGB-TTU-2023-TransitCustomGBR202700, Effective 01/06/2026 (newer than the Dec 2024 brochure BRO-transit_custom_new.pdf, which agrees on these figures).
- Ford Motor Company Ltd (UK), retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat), engine power, official fuel economy, co2 emissions, fuel tank, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked), warranty.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 4 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 4 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 3 November 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 Ford Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD 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.