Does the Ford Kuga fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Ford Kuga records 7.20 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.91 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.71, 95% interval −0.76 to −0.67). It ranks 382 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Kuga is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 45,513 times in 2019–2024.

Ford Kuga: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	45,513	3.42
A tyre seriously damaged	22,533	1.69
A tyre cords visible or damaged	17,776	1.34
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	4,750	0.36
Tyre obviously under inflated	1,439	0.11

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.7% of Ford Kuga MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,814 miles later (249,530 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 249,530 (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 tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Ford Kuga gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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