MOT comparison

Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen vs Ford Puma Mk2

How the Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen (2019–2026) 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.

Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen

109,353

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 1 of 8 mileage bands

Ford Puma Mk2

288,988

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 5 of 8 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen Ford Puma Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 96.5% vs 95.3%

8,166 and 21,254 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.6% vs 94.5%

28,663 and 80,675 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.5% vs 92.1%

31,042 and 85,077 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.2% vs 89.1%

20,666 and 53,139 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 83.4% vs 86.1%

11,446 and 27,849 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 81.4% vs 82.8%

5,642 and 12,987 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 79.6% vs 80.4%

2,549 and 5,600 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 76.4% vs 78.9%

1,179 and 2,407 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

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
Rear brake disc

Fails about 6 times as often as the Ford Puma Mk2: 0.78% of MOTs against 0.20%.

In 4 of 8 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Puma Mk2 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Volkswagen T-Cross 1st Gen: 1.00% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 4 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.