2018 Ford Kuga 1.5L Petrol · AE68 SOC

The 2018 Ford Kuga presents a stable roadworthiness status with a clean pass recorded on 2 October 2025 at 21,499 miles. The maintenance trend shows no deterioration across the five-year MOT span, with every annual test returning a pass and no advisories or defects logged by testers. The only anomaly is a failed test on the same date at 21,495 miles with no defects recorded, corrected within hours by a subsequent pass, which points to an administrative or documentation error at the testing station rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage sits at roughly 2,687 miles against an eight-year lifespan, confirmed by the records: 12,151 miles on 18 January 2023, 14,058 miles on 18 October 2023, 18,051 miles on 4 October 2024, and 21,499 miles on 2 October 2025. This low accumulation reflects light use or prolonged standing periods. The data is sparse in faults but consistent in testing, with no gaps exceeding twelve months and no rapid jumps in distance covered between entries. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the vehicle's low mileage and likely static storage, which accelerates rubber perishing and surface corrosion unseen by MOT testers. The clean history offers no flagged structural integrity concerns, yet standing vehicles often hide binding calipers or flat-spotted tyres from disuse. Verify the 2 October 2025 fail-pass pair with the DVSA to confirm no suppressed defect. Otherwise, the Kuga's record implies a carefully stored, lightly driven example with no recurring wear trends requiring immediate intervention.