Exhaust system leaking on the Ford Ka
Exhaust system leaking on the Ford Ka is recorded on 62,783 tests — 9.6% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 3.4× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 19 of 316, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.5%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.5%; best 2017 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28 | 3,556 | 0.8% |
| 2002 | 53 | 6,884 | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 181 | 17,265 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 202 | 15,508 | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 277 | 27,663 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | 301 | 33,717 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 347 | 46,422 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 523 | 58,548 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 11,128 | 203,316 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 10,447 | 212,835 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 9,014 | 180,072 | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 8,585 | 188,559 | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 8,725 | 203,781 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 6,423 | 199,185 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 3,664 | 143,448 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,587 | 87,168 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 497 | 125,049 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 497 | 105,003 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 297 | 62,688 | 0.5% |
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 leaking: 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 →