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Ford Puma

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 9 years from 5,363 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

79%

Total Tests

5,363

Best Year

2022 (100%)

Years Covered

9

How reliable is the Ford Puma?

vs national average-3% (82% avg)
vs Ford brand average-6% (85% avg)
Best to worst year spread32 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Ford Puma by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
2022100%3020,629 mi
202195%45820,056 mi
202089%41726,310 mi
200269%85781,143 mi
200171%1,09783,232 mi
200071%1,02083,632 mi
199970%92282,933 mi
199868%49156,078 mi
199777%7164,687 mi

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About the Ford Puma

The Ford Puma has been tested 5,363 times in 2024 MOT data across 9 model years (1997 to 2022), with an average pass rate of 79%. That's close to the national average of 82%. Available as petrol and hybrid.

Best and Worst Years

The 2022 model is the most reliable with a 100% pass rate from 30 tests. The 1998 model has the lowest at 68%. With a 32 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer FORD PUMAs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 10 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1997) averages 64,687 miles, while the newest (2022) averages 20,629 miles.

Compared to the Ford brand average of 85%, the Puma is 6 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Ford models.

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