Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,122 individual Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 As 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 X Ed Eblue 4x4 A tested had covered 25,685 miles and was built around 2021.

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 X Ed Eblue 4x4 A sits 16.1 points above the national average, ranked 272 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 X Ed Eblue 4x4 A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.7% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests
4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.5% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
8. ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this defect)
9. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.3% of tests (1.82x the national rate for this defect)
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests

From 1,118 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.3% of these flagged Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 A 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 X Ed Eblue 4x4 A

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 X Ed Eblue 4x4 A before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.1% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 16.4% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 9% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.1% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.2% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.7% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.4% of tests
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.1% of tests
10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.1% of tests

From 1,118 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Eblue 4x4 A 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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Defender Xdynamic Hse D Mhev A - 92.9%
• Volkswagen Golf R-Line Edition Tsi Evo Sa - 92.9%
• Jaguar I-Pace - 92.8%
• Suzuki Vitara Sz4 Boosterjet Mhev - 92.8%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Executive A - 92.8%
• Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A - 92.8%

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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