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Ford KA - 2016

182.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford KA, model year 2016. Sample size: 8,460 cars, 18,510 tests and 33,703 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 8,460 cars

The 2016 Ford KA has a higher overall defect rate of 182 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 151 per 100, making it 21% worse than its peers. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model rises significantly, particularly in the higher mileage categories. While the KA performs better than average in areas such as brakes, steering, visibility, and equipment, it struggles in wheels, suspensions, axles, and body structure, with defects in these categories being markedly higher than average. Overall, while it excels in certain safety features, its higher defect rates in critical areas warrant attention.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 8,460 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 22.3% better
60.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 48.1% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 22.0% better
11.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 6.7% better
23.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 48.2% worse
236.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 72.5% worse
15.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
▲ 54.5% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 8.0% better
10.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 369 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,606
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,360
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,855
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,565
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,679
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,403
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,394
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,069
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 885
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 808

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 885
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 614
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 613
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 403
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 394
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 391
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 361
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 215
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 197