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Ford KUGA - 2012

229.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford KUGA, model year 2012. Sample size: 9,824 cars, 23,186 tests and 53,316 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 9,824 cars

The 2012 Ford Kuga has an overall defect rate of 230 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.6% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Kuga performs significantly better in the brakes category, with only 78 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 107, and also shows fewer equipment-related issues. However, as mileage increases, defect rates for the Kuga rise more steeply than the average, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, this model demonstrates strengths in specific areas while facing challenges as it ages.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 9,824 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 24.7% better
78.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 12.1% worse
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 15.1% better
16.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 13.6% better
53.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.4% worse
247.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 23.3% better
20.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 51.6% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 11.9% worse
26.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,531
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,352
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,232
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,137
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,747
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,309
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,234
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,869
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,832
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,097

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,832
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 751
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 709
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 676
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 623
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 602
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 392
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 317
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 307
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 293