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. The Ford Puma St-Line sits 15.2 points above the national average, ranked 413 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.

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 recorded closing bids for damaged Ford Puma St-Lines at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Ford Puma St-Line

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.1% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.5% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.6% of tests
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.5% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests
8. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.4% 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 1,287 DVSA-tracked Ford Puma St-Line tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.42% of these flagged Ford Puma St-Line defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Ford Puma St-Line

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 Puma St-Line before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 19.8% of tests (2.12x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 27.1% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 14.7% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11.2% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.2% of tests
6. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 0.7% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests
9. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.3% of tests (3.99x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.3% of tests (8.14x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,287 DVSA-tracked Ford Puma St-Line 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

• 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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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