Ford Kuga MOT pass rate and common failures
What the MOTs of 293,477 Ford Kuga cars in 2025 show. These are patterns across all tests recorded by DVSA, not a verdict on any one car.
How often does a Ford Kuga pass its MOT first time?
In 2025, 79.0% of the 293,477 Ford Kuga cars tested passed their MOT first time. Cars of all makes from the same registration years passed 77.3% of the time, so the Ford Kuga was 1.7 points above them.
Pass rate by registration year
First-time pass rate in 2025 for each year the car was first registered, next to all cars registered in the same year. Older cars fail more often, so compare like with like. Years with fewer than 1,000 cars tested are not shown.
Compared with all cars registered in the same year, the Ford Kuga did best for 2013 registrations (4.1 points above all cars of that year) and worst for 2011 registrations (2.7 points below all cars of that year).
See the figures
| Registered | Ford Kuga | All cars | Cars tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 91.9% | 89.1% | 19,814 |
| 2021 | 89.1% | 88.2% | 19,494 |
| 2020 | 86.6% | 86.8% | 14,872 |
| 2019 | 84.4% | 84.2% | 39,091 |
| 2018 | 84.1% | 81.7% | 36,882 |
| 2017 | 82.9% | 78.9% | 35,441 |
| 2016 | 78.0% | 75.5% | 32,042 |
| 2015 | 74.2% | 72.4% | 29,320 |
| 2014 | 71.4% | 68.9% | 21,357 |
| 2013 | 70.0% | 65.9% | 11,828 |
| 2012 | 61.8% | 63.5% | 8,636 |
| 2011 | 58.6% | 61.3% | 8,142 |
| 2010 | 58.1% | 59.1% | 8,215 |
| 2009 | 58.8% | 57.9% | 6,125 |
| 2008 | 59.6% | 56.7% | 2,035 |
What the Ford Kuga failed on most
Of the 61,519 Ford Kuga cars that failed first time in 2025, the share with each fault on the MOT. One car can fail on several faults.
- 1.Sidelight or rear light not working13.1%
- 2.Brake pads or shoes worn too thin12.8%
- 3.Tyre tread below the legal limit10.7%
- 4.Windscreen washers not working10.0%
- 5.Headlight aim out of line8.7%
By area of the car: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 36.3%, tyres 29.6%, brakes 22.4%, visibility 17.8%, suspension 14.7%.
Typical mileage by age
The median odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age at the test to the nearest year, up to 20 years. Half the cars had covered more and half less. A rough guide when a car's mileage looks high or low for its age.
| Age | Ford Kuga | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 24,700 | 23,200 |
| 4 years | 32,400 | 30,600 |
| 5 years | 37,600 | 36,100 |
| 6 years | 43,700 | 42,400 |
| 7 years | 52,600 | 50,100 |
| 8 years | 62,400 | 58,200 |
| 9 years | 70,900 | 65,200 |
| 10 years | 79,200 | 72,100 |
| 11 years | 87,800 | 78,800 |
| 12 years | 96,700 | 84,700 |
| 13 years | 105,400 | 90,400 |
| 14 years | 113,900 | 95,900 |
| 15 years | 120,600 | 97,900 |
| 16 years | 126,200 | 98,600 |
| 17 years | 130,900 | 103,500 |
Looking at a Ford Kuga?
Averages describe thousands of cars. The one you are looking at has its own history.
- Ford Kuga buyer's guideCommon problems and what to check before you buy.
- Free MOT history checkEvery MOT result, failure and advisory for one registration.
- Full car history checkFinance, write-off, stolen and mileage records for the exact car.
- MOT league tableMakes and models ranked against cars of the same age.
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Source
Calculated by Carhealth from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025: 28,468,316 cars. How we worked it out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).