Ford Kuga 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

33.3% of 57,820 MOT tests of the Ford Kuga first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 115.7 (95% CI 114.0–117.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Ford Kuga fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford Kuga built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	33.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	57820
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 114.0–117.3)	115.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	57820
Rank among this model's 13 build years	13	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	57820
Tested in 2024	9261	tests	median 98,928 miles	2024	9261

Built 2012 against Ford Kuga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 28.6% vs 20.5%; age 8: 31% vs 22.8%; age 9: 33.9% vs 27.2%; age 10: 34.9% vs 31%; age 11: 35.5% vs 34.4%; age 12: 35.9% vs 37.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Ford Kuga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	10,012	28.6	27.7–29.5	20.5	139.7
8	9,554	31	30.1–31.9	22.8	135.9
9	9,729	33.9	32.9–34.8	27.2	124.6
10	9,685	34.9	34–35.9	31	112.7
11	9,579	35.5	34.6–36.5	34.4	103.1
12	9,261	35.9	34.9–36.9	37.3	96.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 57,820 (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 2012 Ford Kuga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 17.9 items per 100 first tests, against 4.1 across all build years of the Ford Kuga. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Kuga built 2012 against the Ford Kuga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	17.9	4.1	10,331
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	17.6	7.9	10,158
Tyres	10.9	7.2	6,309
Brakes	7.1	5.8	4,101
Visibility	6.7	6.2	3,885

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 57,820 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Ford Kuga, 2012 ranks 13 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 111.4. 2013: index 92.5.

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 2012 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/2012/

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 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2012 Ford Kuga fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2012 Ford Kuga?

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

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