Ford Puma St-Line: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Ford Puma St-Line passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,291 individual Ford Puma St-Line tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Ford Puma St-Lines 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-Line tested had covered 28,065 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 Puma St-Line 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-Line 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 St-Lines actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford Puma St-Line

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.3% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
5. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.5% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.3% of tests
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
9. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.3% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.3% of tests

From 1,963 DVSA-tracked Ford Puma St-Line tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.99% of these flagged Ford Puma St-Line defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• Lexus Rc - 91.9%
• Ford Focus Active Edition Mhev - 91.9%
• BMW 128ti Auto - 91.9%
• Mitsubishi Asx Exceed 4x4 Cvt - 91.9%
• SEAT Leon Fr Etsi S-A - 91.9%
• Land Rover Rrover Sport Abio Dyn D Mhev A - 91.9%

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

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