Exhaust system insecure on the Ford Ka
Exhaust system insecure on the Ford Ka is recorded on 17,588 tests — 2.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 257 models compared | 48 of 257, highest first |
| The model's own record | 655,754 tests · every year of the Ka → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Ford Ka tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2009 at 1.6%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 | 3,556 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 145 | 17,265 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 221 | 23,262 | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 271 | 27,663 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | 212 | 33,717 | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 405 | 46,422 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 928 | 58,548 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,258 | 203,316 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,136 | 212,835 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,310 | 180,072 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,405 | 188,559 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,512 | 203,781 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,013 | 199,185 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 462 | 143,448 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Ford Ka MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Ford model →