[the king]

i think the most relible van ever made was the toyota hiace  now they were hard as nails and a bit more the the 2.5 and the 3.0 were the ones to get having said that the dispatch with the 2.0l hdi was a cracking engine powerfull prity good on fuel to  , i also liked the old transit with the 2.5d bannah engine not good on fuel but relible and cheep to fix and easy to work on deisels these days are to complacateded if u ask me

[EandM]

There will be horror stories around for all brands but what generally causes a lot of problems later in its life is how it's been looked after. If you thrash your van it won't last long, but  don't blame the manufacturer.  Make sure you regularly service it when required and keep checking fluid levels every couple of months.  This will help prevent most  problems from happening.

Yes indeed but this is assuming that the problems aren't inherent at the time of manufacture:

The gearbox problems with the Viavaro are well documented and the result of incorrect setup on the production line. They seem to be mostly cured now as many of the 'boxes only lasted around 30,000 miles and should by now be  fixed / replaced.

[robert mitchell]

i think the most relible van ever made was the toyota hiace  now they were hard as nails and a bit more the the 2.5 and the 3.0 were the ones to get having said that the dispatch with the 2.0l hdi was a cracking engine powerfull prity good on fuel to  , i also liked the old transit with the 2.5d bannah engine not good on fuel but relible and cheep to fix and easy to work on deisels these days are to complacateded if u ask me

I would say the volkswagen t4 was the most reliable ever made .......unfortunately they attract very high prices.

[Dave Willis]

I wouldn't. 
I'm finished with VW's now.

[robert mitchell]

I wouldn't. 
I'm finished with VW's now.

You had a t4 ?

[Dave Willis]

Son did 'till it blew at 70,000 three years old just out of warranty. £9k they wanted to repair the pile of german crap!
I won't bore you with all the cars that failed over the years.

Actually I'm not sure which model it was but it had a five cylinder engine with all the toys and was very quick for a while.