Ford Kuga Titanium First Edition: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Kuga Titanium First Edition passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 776 individual Ford Kuga Titanium First Edition tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Ford Kuga Titanium 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 Titanium First Edition tested had covered 27,427 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 Titanium First Edition sits 13.6 points above the national average, ranked 661 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 Titanium First Edition

1. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.1% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
5. A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID), 0.6% of tests (20.36x the national rate for this defect)
6. 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, 0.4% of tests
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests

From 775 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga Titanium First Edition tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.77% of these flagged Ford Kuga Titanium 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 Titanium 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 Titanium First 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, 11.1% of tests (2.84x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 19.1% of tests (2.04x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 30.3% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 10.5% of tests
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.3% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.3% of tests, also fails
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.8% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.7% of tests
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.1% of tests
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 0.1% of tests

From 775 DVSA-tracked Ford Kuga Titanium 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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo Xc90 R-Design T8 Rcharge Awd A - 90.3%
• Skoda Octavia Se Technology Tdi - 90.3%
• Kia Sorento 4 Hev Awd Auto - 90.3%
• Polestar Polestar 2 Plus Ev Fwd - 90.3%
• Hyundai Bayon Se Connect T-Gdi Mhev - 90.3%
• Renault Clio S Edition E-Tech Auto - 90.3%

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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