MOT performance
Ford Ka: brakes MOT failures
7.6% of 370,138 MOT tests on the Ford Ka in 2023–2024 failed on brakes, against 6.8% for all cars. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, Ford Kas failed on brakes 25% more often than comparable cars, from 27,964 tests with a brakes failure.
370,138 MOT tests on 187,765 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Tests failed on brakes | 7.6% | 27,964 of 370,138 tests |
| All cars | 6.8% | n = 65,477,892 |
| vs similar cars | +25% | same age, mileage and fuel |
Brakes items that fail most
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements | Brakes | 1.93% |
By registration year
| Registered | Tests | Failed on it | vs similar cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20,043 | 1.7% | -7% |
| 2018 | 21,992 | 2.7% | +11% |
| 2017 | 26,613 | 2.6% | -11% |
| 2016 | 16,599 | 4.6% | +27% |
| 2015 | 26,526 | 5.3% | +25% |
| 2014 | 37,051 | 5.6% | +10% |
| 2013 | 37,139 | 6.0% | +3% |
| 2012 | 34,078 | 6.5% | -1% |
| 2011 | 32,039 | 8.4% | +12% |
| 2010 | 37,036 | 14.5% | +72% |
| 2009 | 35,720 | 16.0% | +75% |
| 2008 | 11,658 | 7.5% | -7% |
| 2007 | 9,247 | 6.8% | -18% |
| 2006 | 6,668 | 7.1% | -16% |
| 2005 | 5,509 | 9.6% | +11% |
| 2004 | 4,578 | 11.5% | +27% |
| 2003 | 3,419 | 10.9% | +15% |
| 2002 | 2,031 | 10.2% | +12% |
| 2001 | 1,075 | 9.9% | +5% |
| 2000 | 471 | 12.5% | +43% |
| 1999 | 317 | 19.6% | +124% |
What this does and doesn't tell you
A higher failure rate on brakes can reflect the design, typical use or how often owners replace parts before the MOT. It doesn't tell you about any one car: a specific Ford Ka's MOT history does. See MOT check.
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.