Pumabuyer's guide

The Mk2 Puma looks like a simple crossover buy, but the EcoBoost engine and 48V mild-hybrid system put two expensive failure paths in one car. Wet-belt service risk on the EcoBoost means a neglected example can destroy itself quietly; the 48V mild-hybrid adds a second set of modules, battery cooling and charging hardware that most buyers never scan. Those two issues, combined with known 12V battery drain and manual gearbox judder, are the reason average-looking examples with missing history can cost far more than the asking price to put right.

This guide covers ten documented issues: EcoBoost wet-belt and service-history risk, 48V mild-hybrid warning lights and module faults, 12V battery and start-stop system faults, manual gearbox and clutch judder, coolant leak and overheating, infotainment and SYNC software glitches, rear megabox and boot water ingress, suspension knocks and uneven tyre wear, ADAS camera and radar calibration after glass replacement, and recall and software campaign status. Each fault has a field check and a real repair-cost range.

A well-documented Mk2 Puma with clean hybrid scans and a full EcoBoost service trail is a genuinely good used buy. Without those two things confirmed before you hand over money, you are taking on someone else's deferred repair bill. This guide tells you which one you are looking at before you commit.