30.9%fail rate
Ford Ka MOT pass rate by year
How the Ford Ka's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2019, across the DVSA record.
What is the Ford Ka MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Ford Ka model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Ford Ka averages 30.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.9% | 40.1% | 18,933 |
| 1997 | 60.7% | 39.3% | 222,671 |
| 1998 | 62.2% | 37.8% | 326,320 |
| 1999 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 431,946 |
| 2000 | 62.2% | 37.8% | 558,223 |
| 2001 | 64.6% | 35.4% | 746,879 |
| 2002 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 977,270 |
| 2003 | 66.4% | 33.6% | 907,746 |
| 2004 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 761,962 |
| 2005 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 577,987 |
| 2006 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 419,667 |
| 2007 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 388,946 |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 29.0% | 352,447 |
| 2009 | 75.3% | 24.7% | 384,338 |
| 2010 | 75.3% | 24.7% | 353,884 |
| 2011 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 269,784 |
| 2012 | 78.6% | 21.4% | 257,116 |
| 2013 | 79.9% | 20.1% | 250,506 |
| 2014 | 80.9% | 19.1% | 221,890 |
| 2015 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 142,095 |
| 2016 | 82.3% | 17.7% | 77,396 |
| 2017 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 103,227 |
| 2018 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 72,266 |
| 2019 | 89.8% | 10.2% | 52,419 |
Does age change how often a Ford Ka fails?
Older Ford Kas fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 40.1% of tests against 10.2% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 30.9%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 40.1%, and the 2019 the strongest at 10.2%.
More on the Ford Ka
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Ford Ka: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Ford models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain