2016 Ford Kuga: MOT pass rate and reliability

84.8% of 2016 Ford Kugas pass the MOT first time, measured across 33,350 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 66,409 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Ford Kugas (82.8%, 254,459 tests): +2 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +3.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Kuga model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Kuga:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 67.8% 2,516 126,426
2009 68% 7,350 122,356
2010 67.8% 9,245 117,287
2011 69.3% 8,802 109,686
2012 71.5% 9,284 101,854
2013 77.7% 12,651 92,924
2014 78.7% 22,576 83,366
2015 81.6% 30,734 75,312
2016 84.8% 33,350 66,409
2017 87.3% 37,000 56,975
2018 88.2% 38,605 47,229
2019 88.8% 41,059 38,092
2020 91.8% 1,180 31,888

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Kuga

The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2 points more often than the Ford Kuga average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Ford Kuga the average at test was 66,409 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 91.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 67.8%. That 24.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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