Ford Kuga 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

38.4% of 18,468 MOT tests of the Ford Kuga first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.0 (95% CI 95.7–100.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Kuga built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	38.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	18468
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.7–100.3)	98.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	18468
Rank among this model's 13 build years	6	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	18468
Tested in 2024	2505	tests	median 126,213 miles	2024	2505

Built 2008 against Ford Kuga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 36.8% vs 38.5%; age 12: 36.9% vs 38.9%; age 13: 37.9% vs 39.6%; age 14: 39.2% vs 39.3%; age 15: 39% vs 38.8%; age 16: 41.2% vs 39.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Ford Kuga by registration · All Ford Kuga MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Ford Kuga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford Kuga built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	3,510	36.8	35.3–38.4	38.5	95.6
12	3,276	36.9	35.2–38.5	38.9	94.8
13	3,209	37.9	36.3–39.6	39.6	95.8
14	3,074	39.2	37.5–40.9	39.3	99.7
15	2,894	39	37.2–40.8	38.8	100.4
16	2,505	41.2	39.3–43.1	39.8	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,468 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Ford Kuga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 26.2 items per 100 first tests, against 7.9 across all build years of the Ford Kuga. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Kuga built 2008 against the Ford Kuga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	26.2	7.9	4,843
Suspension	13.2	4.1	2,446
Brakes	12.2	5.8	2,254
Tyres	10.6	7.2	1,961
Visibility	9.6	6.2	1,764

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,468 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Ford Kuga, 2008 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 105.8.

Ford Kuga build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2008	98.0	95.7–100.3	no different	18,468
2009	105.8	104.3–107.3	worse	50,621
2010	111.9	110.5–113.3	worse	60,111
2011	111.4	109.9–113.0	worse	56,044
2012	115.7	114.0–117.3	worse	57,820
2013	92.5	91.2–93.9	better	77,928
2014	97.1	96.0–98.2	better	137,279
2015	96.0	94.9–97.0	better	185,752
2016	95.5	94.4–96.6	better	202,484
2017	90.1	89.0–91.2	better	194,820
2018	104.0	102.6–105.4	worse	156,492
2019	112.1	110.4–113.8	worse	124,064
2020	100.8	88.4–113.1	no different (rough estimate)	2,390

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,324,273 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford Kuga 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-kuga/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Ford Kuga 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2008 Ford Kuga fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2008 Ford Kuga?

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

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