Ford Puma St: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Puma St passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,117 individual Ford Puma St tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate93.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+16.8 points
Tests analysed2,117
Average mileage at test22,102 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank186 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Ford Puma Sts 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 Puma St tested had covered 22,102 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 Puma St bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Ford Puma St rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Ford Puma Sts actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford Puma St

  1. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.4% of tests (2.68x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.8% of tests
  5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  6. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.2% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests
  8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.2% of tests
  9. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.2% of tests
  10. Number plate showing an incorrect registration, 0.1% of tests (8.04x the national rate for this defect)

From 4,373 DVSA-tracked Ford Puma St tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.97% of these flagged Ford Puma St defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Ford Puma St pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Ford Puma St year:

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