Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,044 individual Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+14 points
Tests analysed1,044
Average mileage at test26,888 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank593 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue 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 Ecoblue A tested had covered 26,888 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. On a Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A bought as a 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 Ecoblue A

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
  3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
  4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.5% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.4% of tests
  6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
  7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
  8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests
  9. Lamp not securely attached, 0.2% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests

From 2,112 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.8% of these flagged Ford Kuga St-Line X Ed Ecoblue A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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