Ford Kuga — reliability by registration year
2008–2023 · 16 registration years · 299,669 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Kuga registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,361 | 93.2% | 95.5% | |
| 2022 | 24,825 | 91.8% | 93.6% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.3% |
| 2021 | 19,494 | 89.1% | 91.2% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 12.6% |
| 2020 | 14,872 | 86.6% | 89.1% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 11.5% |
| 2019 | 39,091 | 84.4% | 88.0% | Brake pads (rear) 11.6% |
| 2018 | 36,882 | 84.1% | 87.7% | Brake pads (rear) 11.9% |
| 2017 | 35,441 | 82.9% | 86.5% | Brake pads (rear) 12.6% |
| 1.9 pp better than the years either side What failed 2017 Kugas most often: Brake pads (rear) (12.6%) · Tread depth (front) (10.7%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (8.2%) | ||||
| 2016 | 32,042 | 78.0% | 82.9% | Position lamp (front) 18.8% |
| 2015 | 29,321 | 74.2% | 79.5% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 22.2% |
| 2014 | 21,357 | 71.4% | 76.8% | Position lamp (front) 19.5% |
| 2013 | 11,828 | 70.0% | 75.8% | Position lamp (front) 18.7% |
| 3.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2013 Kugas most often: Position lamp (front) (18.7%) · Brake pads (rear) (9.3%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (7.7%) | ||||
| 2012 | 8,637 | 61.8% | 68.9% | Position lamp (front) 15.5% |
| 2011 | 8,142 | 58.7% | 67.3% | Position lamp (front) 18.9% |
| 2010 | 8,215 | 58.1% | 67.4% | Position lamp (front) 22.4% |
| 2009 | 6,126 | 58.8% | 67.3% | Position lamp (front) 21.4% |
| 2008 | 2,035 | 59.6% | 68.6% | Position lamp (front) 19.9% |