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Ford Kuga vs Mitsubishi ASX

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 5 like-for-like measures: the Ford Kuga leads on 2, the Mitsubishi ASX on 2, 1 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Ford Kuga

  • New Ford Kuga cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 84 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 153 for the Mitsubishi ASX in 2022.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Ford Kuga uses 6.2 l/100 km on the road, the Mitsubishi ASX 6.8.

Mitsubishi ASX

  • Fewer Mitsubishi ASX cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.2% against 1.8%).
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Mitsubishi ASX uses 7.0 l/100 km on the road, the Ford Kuga 7.6.

Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Ford KugaMitsubishi ASX
New cars registered in Europe1,252,947 (2010–2022)345,710 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom376,99927,906
On the road in the Netherlands58,60818,513
In traffic in Finland9,8897,809

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Ford KugaMitsubishi ASX
UK MOT first-time pass rate80%79%
… against cars of the same age+3%+5%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.8%1.2%

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Fuel, emissions and price

Ford KugaMitsubishi ASX
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid6.2 l/100 km6.8 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel6.1 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, petrol7.6 l/100 km7.0 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid6.1 l/100 km—
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe84 g/km153 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe110 kW (147 hp)110 kW (148 hp)
Average mass in running order1,745 kg1,595 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€43,896€26,559
Average odometer in Finland142,000 km155,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).