Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the Ford Ka
Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the Ford Ka is recorded on 31,226 tests — 4.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 9.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 9.6× that share |
| The 185 models compared | 10 of 185, 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 2016, 1.3%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 2.7%; best 2007 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59 | 3,556 | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 120 | 10,326 | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 151 | 17,265 | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 93 | 15,508 | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 116 | 18,442 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 164 | 22,478 | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 253 | 46,422 | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 276 | 39,032 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,819 | 203,316 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 4,465 | 212,835 | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 4,363 | 180,072 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 5,099 | 188,559 | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 4,645 | 203,781 | 2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,973 | 199,185 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,523 | 143,448 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,088 | 87,168 | 1.3% |
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 £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 absorbers has an excessively worn bush: 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 →