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Ford KA - 2011

296.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford KA, model year 2011. Sample size: 16,109 cars, 37,889 tests and 112,269 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 16,109 cars

The 2011 Ford Ka has an overall defect rate of 296 per 100 vehicles, which is 9.5% higher than the average for its year at 271 per 100. A notable trend is that as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, with vehicles over 124,000 miles showing a rate of 442 per 100. The Ford Ka performs particularly well in brake and steering issues, with defects in these categories being 34% and 56% lower than average, respectively. However, it struggles with wheels, suspensions, and axles, showing a 38% higher defect rate compared to its peers, as well as higher issues in body and structure.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 16,109 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 32.7% better
74.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 58.2% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 21.7% better
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 20.0% better
55.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 34.9% worse
359.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 50.2% worse
47.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 68.9% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 13.3% worse
31.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 442 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,167
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,794
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,286
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,780
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,580
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,893
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,606
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,296
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,591
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,348

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,591
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,631
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,451
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,104
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 982
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 928
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 829
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 785
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 712
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 614