Shock absorber leaking on the Ford Ka
Shock absorber leaking on the Ford Ka is recorded on 68,515 tests — 10.4% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 16 of 364, 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, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2015 at 6.5%; best 2019 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60 | 3,556 | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 154 | 6,884 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 126 | 11,510 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 95 | 15,508 | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 151 | 18,442 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 214 | 22,478 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 434 | 46,422 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 322 | 58,548 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,604 | 203,316 | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 9,309 | 212,835 | 4.4% |
| 2011 | 8,301 | 180,072 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 9,049 | 188,559 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 8,261 | 203,781 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 10,005 | 199,185 | 5.0% |
| 2015 | 9,265 | 143,448 | 6.5% |
| 2016 | 3,836 | 87,168 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 831 | 125,049 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 315 | 70,002 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 136 | 62,688 | 0.2% |
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 £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Shock absorber 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 →