Ford Kuga MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Ford Kuga in Great Britain in 2025 — 312,077 tests. Figures cover every Kuga first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Kuga ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
79.4%
7.1 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
312,077
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.3%
of Kuga first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
78,750
middle half: 63,750–96,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Ford Kuga cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 384,272 Ford Kuga cars that were taxed or on SORN: 376,999 taxed and 7,273 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Ford Kuga vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
376,999
98.1% of the 384,272 Kuga cars taxed or on SORN; 187 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
7,273
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.9% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Kuga cars is still rising: 376,999 at the end of 2025, up 17,495 (4.9%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 143 at the end of 2014 to 7,273 at the end of 2025, up 4986.0%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Kuga cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0100k200k300k400k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Kuga cars, year 2014: 82kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2015: 113kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2016: 148kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2017: 184kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2018: 221kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2019: 261kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2020: 272kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2021: 291kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2022: 317kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2023: 341kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2024: 360kTaxed Kuga cars, year 2025: 377k377k
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YearTaxed Kuga cars
201482,027
2015112,833
2016147,573
2017183,769
2018220,924
2019260,527
2020271,768
2021290,623
2022316,618
2023341,141
2024359,504
2025376,999

Kuga cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k8k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Kuga cars on SORN, year 2014: 143Kuga cars on SORN, year 2015: 427Kuga cars on SORN, year 2016: 335Kuga cars on SORN, year 2017: 603Kuga cars on SORN, year 2018: 760Kuga cars on SORN, year 2019: 1kKuga cars on SORN, year 2020: 2kKuga cars on SORN, year 2021: 2kKuga cars on SORN, year 2022: 2kKuga cars on SORN, year 2023: 4kKuga cars on SORN, year 2024: 6kKuga cars on SORN, year 2025: 7k7k
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YearKuga cars on SORN
2014143
2015427
2016335
2017603
2018760
20191,146
20201,847
20211,653
20222,363
20233,760
20246,085
20257,273

Which model years survive

Taxed Kuga cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 376,999 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Kuga cars
202522,1915.9%
202424,7276.6%
202328,1997.5%
202224,4886.5%
202119,7525.2%
202015,1454.0%
201939,93110.6%
201837,5039.9%
201736,3199.6%
201632,7708.7%
201529,8547.9%
201421,6965.8%
201311,8793.2%
20128,7342.3%
20118,1402.2%
20108,0692.1%
20095,7331.5%
All other build years (one year, each under 1%)1,8690.5%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model names KUGA, KUGA SOUND under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Kuga ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Kuga vs all cars, 2025.

Ford KugaAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Ford Kuga, vehicle age 3: 91.9%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 4: 89.1%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 5: 86.6%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 6: 84.4%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 7: 84.1%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 8: 83%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 9: 78%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 10: 74.2%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 11: 71.6%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 12: 70.3%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 13: 62%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 14: 59%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 15: 58.6%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 16: 59.4%Ford Kuga, vehicle age 17: 60.2%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Ford Kuga 60.2%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Kuga testsKuga pass rateAll cars
326,46291.9%88.5%
420,53589.1%87.2%
515,48986.6%86.0%
640,61384.4%83.5%
738,32084.1%80.9%
836,65383.0%78.2%
933,09378.0%74.9%
1030,44274.2%71.9%
1122,24671.6%68.6%
1212,32770.3%65.8%
138,96662.0%63.5%
148,42759.0%61.2%
158,56058.6%59.3%
166,38159.4%58.3%
172,13360.2%57.2%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Kuga's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Kuga beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Kuga aheadKuga behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: +3.4 points vs the average car3Age 4: +1.9 points vs the average carAge 5: +0.6 points vs the average car5Age 6: +0.9 points vs the average carAge 7: +3.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: +4.8 points vs the average carAge 9: +3.1 points vs the average car9Age 10: +2.3 points vs the average carAge 11: +3.0 points vs the average car11Age 12: +4.5 points vs the average carAge 13: -1.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: -2.2 points vs the average carAge 15: -0.7 points vs the average car15Age 16: +1.1 points vs the average carAge 17: +3.0 points vs the average car17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+3.4
4+1.9
5+0.6
6+0.9
7+3.2
8+4.8
9+3.1
10+2.3
11+3.0
12+4.5
13-1.5
14-2.2
15-0.7
16+1.1
17+3.0

The Kuga fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Kuga fleet still in use.

012k25k37k50kAge 3: 26k3Age 4: 20kAge 5: 15k5Age 6: 40kAge 7: 38k7Age 8: 36kAge 9: 33k9Age 10: 30kAge 11: 22k11Age 12: 12kAge 13: 8k13Age 14: 8kAge 15: 8k15Age 16: 6kAge 17: 2k17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
326,462
420,535
515,489
640,613
738,320
836,653
933,093
1030,442
1122,246
1212,327
138,966
148,427
158,560
166,381
172,133

What a Kuga fails on

Where the failure items land when a Kuga fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.8%
Tyres20.5%
Brakes16.7%
Visibility10.8%
Suspension10.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.4%
Body, chassis, structure4.8%
Steering2.3%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.7% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Kuga, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 37.4% of advisories37.4%Brakes: 26.2% of advisories26.2%Suspension: 19.0% of advisories19.0%Non-component advisories: 8.8% of advisories8.8%Noise, emissions and leaks: 3.2% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 1.8% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres37.4%
Brakes26.2%
Suspension19.0%
Non-component advisories8.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.2%
Body, chassis, structure1.8%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Kuga?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Kuga fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 77.0% of 229,081 tests77.0%Diesel229,081 testsPetrol: 83.9% of 58,985 tests83.9%Petrol58,985 testsHybrid electric: 91.3% of 23,987 tests91.3%Hybrid23,987 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel229,08177.0%
Petrol58,98583.9%
Hybrid electric23,98791.3%

What mileage is normal for a Kuga?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Kuga; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Kuga (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k357911131517Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 4: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–43,750)Age 5: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 28,750–48,750)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–56,250)Age 7: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 41,250–66,250)Age 8: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 48,750–78,750)Age 9: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 56,250–88,750)Age 10: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 63,750–96,250)Age 11: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 71,250–106,250)Age 12: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 78,750–116,250)Age 13: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 86,250–126,250)Age 14: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 93,750–133,750)Age 15: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 101,250–141,250)Age 16: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 106,250–146,250)Age 17: typical 131,250 miles (middle half 111,250–151,250)131k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75033,750
423,75033,75043,750
528,75036,25048,750
633,75043,75056,250
741,25053,75066,250
848,75061,25078,750
956,25071,25088,750
1063,75078,75096,250
1171,25088,750106,250
1278,75096,250116,250
1386,250106,250126,250
1493,750113,750133,750
15101,250121,250141,250
16106,250126,250146,250
17111,250131,250151,250

What fails at each age

The Kuga's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilityBrakesNoise, emissions and leaksSuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBody, chassis, structureSteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres38.9%
3-5 yrsVisibility17.6%
3-5 yrsBrakes16.9%
3-5 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks7.3%
3-5 yrsSuspension7.0%
3-5 yrsEverything else12.3%
6-9 yrsTyres28.9%
6-9 yrsBrakes23.8%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.8%
6-9 yrsVisibility13.0%
6-9 yrsSuspension5.8%
6-9 yrsEverything else12.7%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment24.4%
10-13 yrsTyres21.6%
10-13 yrsBrakes19.7%
10-13 yrsSuspension13.2%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure6.7%
10-13 yrsEverything else14.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment24.8%
14+ yrsSuspension21.6%
14+ yrsBrakes12.3%
14+ yrsTyres11.7%
14+ yrsSteering8.0%
14+ yrsEverything else21.6%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.