Ford Transit Custom L2H1 crew van diesel

THRIVE verdict

A capable crew-van compromise: decent towing, but payload and load volume trail rivals, at an above-median price.

This Transit Custom Trend is built for jobs needing both passengers and cargo: a genuine double cab-in-van on the L2 H1 body. Payload sits at the lower half of the medium-van field at 1,178kg, and load volume of 4.3m³ is in the bottom quarter of the class, so it's better suited to crews carrying tools and kit than bulky loads. Towing capacity of 2,000kg is above the class median, useful if you need to pull a trailer.

At £38,950 ex VAT it's priced above the medium-van median, and its 38.2mpg official economy is in the bottom quarter of diesel medium vans, so running costs on fuel alone won't be a strong point. Against named rivals, the Renault Trafic Crew Van and Citroën Dispatch Crew Van are both cheaper, and the Dispatch beats it on payload, towing and price; the Trafic matches it on load volume at a lower price too.

The electric E-Transit Custom in the same body carries less payload at 870kg but offers 225 miles of range; after the Zero Emission Van Grant it costs only £1,680 more than this diesel. Electric running costs are cheaper per mile when charged at depot or home but can cost more on public rapid chargers, so the right choice depends on mileage and charging habits rather than price alone.

Written 8 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