MOT comparison

Ford Puma Mk2 vs Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen

How the Ford Puma Mk2 (2019–2026) and the Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen (2019–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Puma Mk2

288,988

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 5 of 8 mileage bands

Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen

109,353

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 1 of 8 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Ford Puma Mk2 Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 95.3% vs 96.5%

21,254 and 8,166 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 94.5% vs 93.6%

80,675 and 28,663 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 92.1% vs 89.5%

85,077 and 31,042 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 89.1% vs 86.2%

53,139 and 20,666 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 86.1% vs 83.4%

27,849 and 11,446 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 82.8% vs 81.4%

12,987 and 5,642 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.4% vs 79.6%

5,600 and 2,549 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 78.9% vs 76.4%

2,407 and 1,179 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 Puma Mk2 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen: 1.00% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 4 of 8 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Ford Puma Mk2: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 6 of 8 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Rear fog lamp

Fails over 20 times as often as the Ford Puma Mk2: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.05%.

In 5 of 8 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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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.