Reliability Report · European Market

Ford Ka Reliability

The Ford Ka (current generation) scores 70/100 on our composite reliability index — good territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
70
/ 100
Good
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2023 report · n=176734
176,734 UK MOT tests · overall 27.3% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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70
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 176,734 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 3–5 yrs
80
8.3% fail vs 10.9% fleet
20,180 tests
Age 6–9 yrs
71
18.5% fail vs 19.2% fleet
50,642 tests
Age 10–14 yrs
70
32.0% fail vs 32.1% fleet
83,976 tests
Age 15–20 yrs
62
47.0% fail vs 38.8% fleet
21,936 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Shock absorbers
12,700
27.6%
#2
Component mounting prescribed areas
9,090
19.8%
#3
Condition
9,043
19.7%
#4
Pins and bushes
8,417
18.3%
#5
Wipers
6,711
14.6%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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