Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue 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 675 individual Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+14 points
Tests analysed675
Average mileage at test31,514 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank600 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 Titanium First Ed Eblues 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 First Ed Eblue tested had covered 31,514 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. On a Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue 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 Titanium First Ed Eblue

  1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests
  3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
  4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.6% of tests
  5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.5% of tests
  7. A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID), 0.4% of tests (15.54x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
  9. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
  10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.1% of tests

From 1,063 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.5% of these flagged Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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