How many crates of beer fit in a Ford Transit Custom?
The cargo area of a Ford Transit Custom (approx. 6,000 litres) holds ±134 crates of beer by volume. In practice weight is usually the limit: at 17 kg per full crate, vans tend to reach their maximum payload before the cargo area is full.
±134crates by volume
Check the payload of your van
With your Dutch licence plate we use the exact year, body type and payload of your car.
There are 63,616 Ford Transit Custom vans registered in the Netherlands (RDW, as of 24 September 2026).
Measured cargo space
For this model we have real measurements (Transit Custom L1H1 (2023–)), reliability B. That lets us work out the layout crate by crate: certain, probable and theoretical. Source.
| Setup | Certain | Probable | Theoretical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo space | ±130 | ±130 | ±135 |
See how they fit
Cargo volume according to the manufacturer (shortest/lowest standard version). How we calculate.
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