Ford Kuga MOT pass rate and common failures

80% of Ford Kuga MOTs passed first time, above the 77% for all cars at the same ages.

80%passed first time (cars its age: 77%)
2.1mFord Kuga MOTs counted since May 2018
6,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Ford Kugas against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Kuga	All cars	MOTs
2023	92%	88%	11k
2022	92%	88%	49k
2021	88%	86%	61k
2020	87%	86%	60k
2019	86%	85%	201k
2018	86%	84%	231k
2017	86%	83%	265k
2016	83%	80%	269k
2015	81%	78%	266k
2014	78%	74%	196k
2013	76%	71%	110k
2012	67%	68%	82k
2011	64%	65%	79k
2010	61%	62%	83k
2009	61%	61%	69k
2008	62%	59%	25k

Compare two years of the Kuga, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Ford Kuga MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.82.5
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.32.3
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 1.32.3
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.11.9
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 1.81.5
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidOther cars its age: 1.11.2
Tyre cut deep enough to reach the plyOther cars its age: 1.31.1
Tyre has ply or cords exposedOther cars its age: 1.11.0

Out of every 100 Ford Kuga MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Sub-frame corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.61.6
Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.5
Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakenedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.10.3
Emissions unable to be completedFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1
Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reducedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.00.1
Brake fluid significantly below minimum markFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.0

Out of every 100 Ford Kuga MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 7,500 at 3 years old, 5,500 at 18. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Ford Kugas in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Ford Kuga's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.