Ford KA - 2014
233.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford KA, model year 2014.
Sample size: 18,736 cars, 42,297 tests and 98,542 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 18,736 cars
The 2014 Ford KA has an overall defect rate of 233 per 100 vehicles, which is 20% higher than the average for cars of the same year, recorded at 194 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the higher mileage categories. While the KA performs better than average in areas such as brakes, steering, lights, and equipment, it struggles with wheels, suspensions, and body structure, showing a much higher defect rate in these categories compared to the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 18,736 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 27.0% better
67.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 50.4% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 18.0% better
14.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 22.8% better
30.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 50.4% worse
299.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 77.6% worse
27.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 60.0% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 22.3% worse
19.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,971
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,355
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,917
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,317
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,857
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,334
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,438
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,408
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,523
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,451
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,523
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,464
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,360
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,001
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 925
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 846
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 740
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 733
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 585
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 532