Ford Kuga Titanium Edition: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Kuga Titanium Edition passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 18.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 774 individual Ford Kuga Titanium Edition tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate95%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+18.3 points
Tests analysed774
Average mileage at test20,833 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank57 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 95% first-time pass rate means roughly 5 in every 100 Ford Kuga Titanium 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 Titanium Edition tested had covered 20,833 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 Titanium Edition sits 18.3 points above the national average, ranked 57 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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Common failure reasons

We hold no separate DVSA failure-reason breakdown for the Ford Kuga Titanium Edition itself, which fails on much the same things as most cars. National car failure mix, DVSA latest quarter:

  1. Lights and electrics, 10.36% of tests
  2. Suspension, 8.65% of tests
  3. Tyres, 6.23% of tests
  4. Brakes, 6.1% of tests
  5. Visibility (wipers, washers, glass), 4.65% of tests

Most common MOT advisories on a Ford Kuga Titanium 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 Titanium Edition before it actually fails on it.

  1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.4% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.6% of tests
  3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.4% of tests
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6% of tests
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
  8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests
  9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests
  10. A brake on any wheel grabbing severely, 0.1% of tests

From 771 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga Titanium Edition tests, 2024.

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