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Ford PUMA - 2021

51.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford PUMA, model year 2021. Sample size: 29,762 cars, 65,411 tests and 33,643 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 29,762 cars

The 2021 Ford Puma has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 51 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 35% better than the average of 79 defects per 100 for the same year. This model shows improved performance in several categories, particularly with brakes, visibility, and lights and electrics, where it fares considerably better than average. Notably, the defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, but overall, the Puma maintains a strong reliability profile compared to its peers. Tyre wear is a common issue across all vehicles, but it is not a standout problem for the Puma specifically.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 29,762 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 41.0% better
23.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake fluid: not visible
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 0.0% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
  • 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.
Visibility
▲ 59.3% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 49.1% better
5.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 26.7% better
64.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 52.4% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity 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
▲ 26.7% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 66.7% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 10,242
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,695
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,288
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,817
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,159
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 1,107
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 792
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 675
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 622
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 476

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 792
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 622
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 476
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 420
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 366
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 57