Does the Ford Kuga fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Ford Kuga records 7.94 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.76 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.82, 95% interval −0.87 to −0.77). It ranks 324 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Kuga is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 26,205 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Kuga: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	26,205	1.97
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	21,393	1.61
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	10,341	0.78
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	7,580	0.57
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	7,357	0.55

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,330,203 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Ford Kuga gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

13.3% of Ford Kuga MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,984 miles later (3,840 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,840 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Ford Kuga fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

If a Ford Kuga gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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