Ford Kuga Mk3 — Reliability

Mk3 2020–present 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine 2.0 EcoBlue (Panther) — 72/100 ACCEPTABLE
Known Issues 4

Engine in this model

ACCEPTABLE 72

2.0 EcoBlue (Panther)

2.0 EcoBlue Diesel I4 (105-240 hp)

Ford's own 2.0 diesel (code name Panther), launched in the Transit in 2016 and later used in the Foc...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Timing belt and oil-pump belt wear in the oil (blocked oil strainer) 2.0 EcoBlue (Panther) critical —
Piezo injector faults (2019 faulty-injector batch) 2.0 EcoBlue (Panther) high —
Particulate filter, EGR and AdBlue faults (filter recalls) 2.0 EcoBlue (Panther) moderate —
Engine wiring harness can shift and stall the engine (2019-2020 Focus automatic, recall) 2.0 EcoBlue (Panther) minor —