91.1%
Ford Puma pass rate
Used Ford Puma buying guide
In 2025, Ford Puma cars passed 91.1% of 93,836 initial MOT tests, 18.8 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Ford Puma MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+18.8
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Puma sits 22nd of 575 models in the data. Ford as a brand averaged 68.8%, so this model runs 22.2 points ahead of its own brand. Ford Puma cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 91.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 64.3%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Ford Puma MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Puma compares with similar cars.
Puma fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Ford Puma cars tested in 2025. None of the tested examples were diesel.
Where the Puma fails its MOT
Where Ford Puma cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (11.5%), headlamp aim too high (9.4%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7.3%). See every common Puma MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Ford Puma that failed, not a claim that every Puma has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Puma?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 33% of Puma failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 19.8% of Puma failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 15% of Puma failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 12.3% of Puma failure items.
5
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 6.3% of Puma failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Ford Puma failures cluster around tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Ford models
The most-tested Ford models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Puma.
Used Ford Puma FAQs
Is the Ford Puma reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 91.1% first-time pass rate for the Ford Puma across 93,836 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Ford Puma cars fail their MOT more often?
Ford Puma cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 91.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 64.3%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Ford Puma?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Ford Puma's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.