MOT comparison

Ford Kuga Mk3 vs Toyota RAV4 Mk5

How the Ford Kuga Mk3 (2020–2026) and the Toyota RAV4 Mk5 (2018–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Kuga Mk3

133,889

MOT tests compared · built 2020–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

Toyota RAV4 Mk5

148,623

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 9 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Ford Kuga Mk3 Toyota RAV4 Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 94.4% vs 96.7%

6,777 and 4,760 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.6% vs 95.6%

28,248 and 22,653 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 91.1% vs 93.3%

38,282 and 34,867 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 89.5% vs 91.7%

28,865 and 31,749 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 87.2% vs 90.3%

16,411 and 22,614 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 84.8% vs 89.9%

8,055 and 14,562 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 83.6% vs 88.7%

4,113 and 8,714 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 84.1% vs 88.5%

2,071 and 5,456 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 82.8% vs 88.4%

1,067 and 3,248 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Ford Kuga Mk3 fails more often on

Engine management light

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota RAV4 Mk5: 0.82% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights
Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Toyota RAV4 Mk5: 1.0% of MOTs against 0.33%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View

Toyota RAV4 Mk5 fails more often on

Nothing that stands out consistently against the Ford Kuga Mk3.

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.