MOT comparison

MG ZS Modern SUV vs Ford Puma Mk2

How the MG ZS Modern SUV (2017–2026) and the Ford Puma Mk2 (2019–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

MG ZS Modern SUV

222,688

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

Ford Puma Mk2

290,019

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

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.

MG ZS Modern SUV Ford Puma Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 95.3%

12,006 and 21,254 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.9% vs 94.5%

48,093 and 80,675 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.6% vs 92.1%

60,626 and 85,077 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 80.5% vs 89.1%

45,467 and 53,139 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 76.9% vs 86.1%

27,397 and 27,849 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 73.7% vs 82.8%

15,006 and 12,987 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 71.6% vs 80.4%

7,965 and 5,600 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 69.9% vs 78.9%

4,011 and 2,407 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.6% vs 76.0%

2,117 and 1,031 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

MG ZS Modern SUV fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Puma Mk2: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.42%.

In 8 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View
Headlamp

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Puma Mk2: 4.0% of MOTs against 0.99%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Parking brake

Fails about 12 times as often as the Ford Puma Mk2: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.07%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Puma Mk2 fails more often on

Nothing that stands out consistently against the MG ZS Modern SUV.

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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.