Pass rate
72.1%
Below average — 1.2 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,269 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £82–£220
2001 Ford Puma MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 78,708 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
26.3% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 98.6% pass
- Avoid 2002 70.7% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 27.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.9%
- Typical mileage
- 79k mi
The 2001 Ford Puma MOT pass rate is 72.1% of its MOT tests — 1.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.2% of everything recorded on the 2001 Ford Puma, against 5.5% nationally — 5.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.3%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 16% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2001 Ford Puma compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 1.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.9%. The median 2001 Ford Puma in this dataset had covered 78,708 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.7% of the time, April–September 75.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 8.51% of tests.
- 2,269 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.1% overall pass rate, 65.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Ford Puma, the average is 93.6% — best year 2024 (98.6%), worst 2002 (70.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 2,269
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,708 mi
- Make and model
- Ford Puma
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Puma MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Ford Puma is most common
Across all Puma model years on record (2000–2024): 113,888 Ford Puma cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 182,683 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 4,098 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 4,098 | 93.4% |
| 2 | Chelmsford (CM) | 2,800 | 93.9% |
| 3 | Sheffield (S) | 2,751 | 94.3% |
| 4 | Glasgow (G) | 2,374 | 92.5% |
| 5 | Cardiff (CF) | 2,372 | 92.4% |
| 6 | Peterborough (PE) | 2,346 | 94.9% |
| 7 | Leicester (LE) | 2,317 | 94.4% |
| 8 | Basildon (SS) | 2,231 | 93.5% |
| 9 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 2,224 | 94.8% |
| 10 | Nottingham (NG) | 2,094 | 93.8% |
| 11 | Liverpool (L) | 1,956 | 94.3% |
| 12 | Derby (DE) | 1,903 | 94.6% |
| 13 | Northampton (NN) | 1,898 | 92.6% |
| 14 | Warrington (WA) | 1,859 | 93.8% |
| 15 | Coventry (CV) | 1,742 | 95.2% |
| 16 | Doncaster (DN) | 1,664 | 93.4% |
| 17 | Romford (RM) | 1,660 | 96.0% |
| 18 | Edinburgh (EH) | 1,586 | 93.4% |
| 19 | Reading (RG) | 1,572 | 95.4% |
| 20 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 1,547 | 93.7% |
The twenty areas with the most Ford Puma cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Puma
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 522 | 73.8% |
| East of England | 351 | 72.6% |
| South West | 329 | 66.6% |
| West Midlands | 243 | 75.3% |
| North West | 208 | 68.3% |
| Yorkshire | 154 | 73.4% |
| East Midlands | 150 | 72.7% |
| Wales | 115 | 68.7% |
| Scotland | 73 | 65.8% |
| London | 70 | 82.9% |
| North East | 54 | 81.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Puma
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Puma
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check corrosion 8.5% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the lights 3.7% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 3.4% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Puma through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £82–£220 — and 16% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £82–£220
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 20%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 16%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,269 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Puma, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2000 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.7% to 98.6% — a spread of 27.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.4% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 72.1%component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 70.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2019 91.4% tyre pressure monitoring system…
- 2020 93.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 94.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 95.1% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2023 96.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2024 98.6% tread depth below requirements of…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 Ford Puma with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Honda Civic 72.0%
- Audi Tt 72.2%
- Vauxhall Astra 72.3%
- Peugeot 406 72.3%
- Volkswagen Polo 71.8%
- Skoda Octavia 71.8%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Ford Puma 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 6,912 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1,877 | 26.30% | 20.98% | +5.32 |
| Brakes | 1,602 | 22.50% | 20.89% | +1.61 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 796 | 11.20% | 5.52% | +5.68 |
| Tyres | 712 | 10.00% | 19.76% | −9.76 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 658 | 9.20% | 5.57% | +3.63 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 645 | 9.00% | 12.21% | −3.21 |
| Visibility | 223 | 3.10% | 4.97% | −1.87 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 140 | 2.00% | 0.82% | +1.18 |
| Road Wheels | 139 | 1.90% | 0.75% | +1.15 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 120 | 1.70% | 1.76% | −0.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 8.5% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.1% | £80–250 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.8% | £40–120 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £40–150 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.2% | £80–200 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £80–180 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.0% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.8% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 26.8% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 21.5% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.2% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.6% | £45–95 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 10.0% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 76 | 86.8% | 24,320 mi |
| 30-60k | 502 | 80.3% | 46,989 mi |
| 60-90k | 876 | 69.4% | 75,202 mi |
| 90-120k | 542 | 66.6% | 103,196 mi |
| 120k+ | 268 | 72.0% | 143,004 mi |
Source: 2,269 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Puma MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Ford Puma?
72.1% of the 2,269 2001 Ford Puma tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 65.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Ford Puma?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (8.51%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (4.14%), prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (3.83%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Ford Puma MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.8% of the time, falling to 72.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Ford Puma in this dataset had covered 78,708 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Ford Puma MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.