Reliability Report · European Market

Ford Kuga Reliability

The Ford Kuga (current generation) scores 75/100 on our composite reliability index — good territory — drawn from ADAC, DVSA, TÜV data.

Composite Score
75
/ 100
Good
Sources: ADAC · DVSA · TÜV · latest 2024
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

TÜV (Germany)
Model years 2013–2023 · 2024 report
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74
/ 100
ADAC (European Auto Club)
Model years 2013–2023 · 2024 report
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75
/ 100
DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2023 report · n=245182
245,182 UK MOT tests · overall 16.9% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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75
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 245,182 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
71
10.8% fail vs 10.9% fleet
78,025 tests
Age 69 yrs
78
15.3% fail vs 19.2% fleet
118,532 tests
Age 1014 yrs
72
30.7% fail vs 32.1% fleet
45,981 tests
Age 1520 yrs
76
33.2% fail vs 38.8% fleet
2,644 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Wipers
9,742
22.3%
#2
Condition
9,583
22.0%
#3
Brake pads
9,164
21.0%
#4
Tread depth
8,879
20.3%
#5
Position lamp
6,281
14.4%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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