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

The Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,569 individual Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate93.9%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+17.2 points
Tests analysed1,569
Average mileage at test24,249 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank144 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhevs 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 Vignale Mhev tested had covered 24,249 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. The Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev sits 17.2 points above the national average, ranked 144 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 Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.5% of tests
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.8% of tests
  4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.4% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
  8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
  9. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.2% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.1% of tests

From 1,569 DVSA-tracked Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.91% of these flagged Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev 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 Vignale Mhev

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 Vignale Mhev before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 14.9% of tests, also fails
  2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 10.5% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.4% of tests, also fails
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.3% of tests, also fails
  5. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.8% of tests
  6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests, also fails
  7. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.4% of tests (5.72x the national rate for this advisory)
  8. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.2% of tests (2.33x the national rate for this advisory)
  9. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 0.2% of tests
  10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.1% of tests

From 1,569 DVSA-tracked Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev tests, 2024.

Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev 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-Line Vignale Mhev year:

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