Ford KA - 2015
215.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford KA, model year 2015.
Sample size: 13,362 cars, 30,437 tests and 65,630 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 13,362 cars
The 2015 Ford KA has an overall defect rate of 216 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 170 per 100, marking a 27% increase. Notably, the model exhibits a concerning trend with increasing defects related to mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories where it performs worse than average. While the KA excels in areas such as brakes and steering, it struggles with issues related to wheels, suspensions, and body structure, showing much higher defect rates compared to the average vehicle.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,362 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 26.9% better
61.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 61.6% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 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
▲ 14.3% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 22.9% better
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 62.9% worse
290.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 77.8% worse
20.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 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
▲ 65.0% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 15.2% worse
15.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,311
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,085
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,346
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,540
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,937
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,470
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,450
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,947
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,925
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,739
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,947
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,365
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 873
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 783
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 748
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 720
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 535
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 485
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 402
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 364