91.1%
Ford Puma
Ford Puma MOT pass rate and common problems
The Ford Puma passed 91.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 18.8 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Puma compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
68.8%
Ford average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Puma runs 22.2 points ahead of the Ford average. It is 1st of the 27 Ford models in the data. The average Puma arrived at its test 4.2 years old with 29,023 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Puma MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Ford Puma cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 91.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 64.3%, a drop of 26.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 62,293 | 91.1% | 18.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 2 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,787 | 64.3% | 8 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Puma failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Ford Puma cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 52.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Puma MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Ford Puma cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 58.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Ford Puma cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Puma
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 27.2% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and headlamp aim too low. 12.7% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid, washers not working and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 11.6% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 7.3% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Puma has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Ford Puma buying guide.
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Ford Puma MOT FAQs
What is the Ford Puma MOT pass rate?
91.1% of Ford Puma cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 93,836 tests. That is 18.8 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 22nd of 575 models.
What does a Ford Puma most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Ford Puma cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, on 11.5% of failure items. Next were headlamp aim too high (9.4%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7.3%).
Which area causes the most Ford Puma MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 33%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 19.8%.
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, against 64.3% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Ford Puma has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Ford Puma that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Ford Puma's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.