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Ford Kuga 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

13.4% of 156,492 MOT tests of the Ford Kuga first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.0 (95% CI 102.6–105.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Ford Kuga built in 2018 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time13.4%all ages tested2019–2024156492
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.6–105.4)104.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–2024156492
Rank among this model's 13 build years8of 131 = fails least for its age2019–2024156492
Tested in 202438559testsmedian 44,696 miles202438559
line · Ford Kuga built 2018 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2018 10.4% vs model normal 9.8% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2018 against Ford Kuga normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 10.4% vs 9.8%; age 4: 13% vs 11.7%; age 5: 15% vs 14.2%; age 6: 15.3% vs 15.8%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2018 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 2018 Ford Kuga fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
339,94210.410.1–10.79.8105.6
439,1281312.6–13.311.7110.6
538,8631514.6–15.314.2105.4
638,55915.315–15.715.896.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 156,492 (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 2018 Ford Kuga?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 6.5 items per 100 first tests, against 6.2 across all build years of the Ford Kuga. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford Kuga built 2018 against the Ford Kuga in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2018, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Visibility6.56.210,265
Tyres5.27.28,242
Brakes3.95.86,118
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.93,217
Noise, emissions and leaks0.71.51,138

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 158,400 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Ford Kuga, 2018 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 90.1. 2019: index 112.1.

Ford Kuga build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200898.095.7–100.3no different18,468
2009105.8104.3–107.3worse50,621
2010111.9110.5–113.3worse60,111
2011111.4109.9–113.0worse56,044
2012115.7114.0–117.3worse57,820
201392.591.2–93.9better77,928
201497.196.0–98.2better137,279
201596.094.9–97.0better185,752
201695.594.4–96.6better202,484
201790.189.0–91.2better194,820
2018104.0102.6–105.4worse156,492
2019112.1110.4–113.8worse124,064
2020100.888.4–113.1no 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 2018 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/2018/

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.

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