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Ford KA - 2018

107.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Ford KA, model year 2018. Sample size: 11,056 cars, 23,112 tests and 24,803 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 11,056 cars

The 2018 Ford KA has an overall defect rate of 107 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average car of the same year, indicating a relatively good performance. However, as mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the highest mileage category where the model shows a notable increase in issues. The KA stands out positively in categories such as Brakes and Visibility, where it performs significantly better than the average. Conversely, it exhibits a higher rate of defects in Steering and Lights & Electrics compared to its peers, suggesting areas for potential improvement.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 11,056 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 35.0% better
44.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 206.0% worse
15.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 32.4% better
9.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.5% worse
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.2% better
111.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 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
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 37.3% worse
7.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity 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
▲ 4.5% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 48.6% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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
0 307 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: 5,146
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,933
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,386
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,118
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,029
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 881
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 577
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 575
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 431
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 408

Serious faults (Top 10)

A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 577
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 408
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 349
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 326
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 226
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 202
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 198
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Headlamp levelling device inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 177