Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 931 individual Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Ford Kuga St-Line First Editions presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition tested had covered 28,871 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition sits 14.8 points above the national average, ranked 467 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.8% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.1% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
7. Brake performance unable to be tested, 0.3% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
8. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.2% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests

From 931 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.73% of these flagged Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 19.9% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 7.1% of tests (1.81x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26.1% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 13.7% of tests
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.4% of tests, also fails
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.6% of tests
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.6% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.3% of tests, also fails
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests, also fails
10. A shock absorber which has negligible damping effect, 0.2% of tests

From 931 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga St-Line First Edition tests, 2024.

Other Ford models

• Ford Fiesta - 71.7%
• Ford Focus - 74.4%
• Ford Transit - 67.6%
• Ford Kuga - 82.4%
• Ford Mondeo - 72.2%
• Ford Ka - 72.2%
• Ford Transit Connect - 72%
• Ford Ranger - 76.9%

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• Peugeot 3008 GT Puretech S/S Auto - 91.5%
• Ford Fiesta Active X Edition T Mhev - 91.5%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn Hse A - 91.5%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Bluehdi S/S - 91.5%
• Vauxhall Mokka Sri Nav Premium Ev - 91.5%
• SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A - 91.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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