Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Ford Ka
Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Ford Ka is recorded on 108,202 tests — 16.5% of all its MOT tests, against 8.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 8.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 388 models compared | 29 of 388, 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, 22.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 3.4%. The share has fallen 18.5 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 22.0%; best 2016 at 3.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 781 | 3,556 | 22.0% |
| 2002 | 1,386 | 10,326 | 13.4% |
| 2003 | 2,153 | 17,265 | 12.5% |
| 2004 | 2,307 | 15,508 | 14.9% |
| 2005 | 2,692 | 27,663 | 9.7% |
| 2006 | 3,725 | 33,717 | 11.1% |
| 2007 | 5,269 | 46,422 | 11.3% |
| 2008 | 6,262 | 58,548 | 10.7% |
| 2009 | 12,189 | 203,316 | 6.0% |
| 2010 | 11,750 | 212,835 | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 10,993 | 180,072 | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 12,812 | 188,559 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 14,012 | 203,781 | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 10,954 | 199,185 | 5.5% |
| 2015 | 7,427 | 143,448 | 5.2% |
| 2016 | 3,000 | 87,168 | 3.4% |
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 £40–£150 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
- Suspension pin or bush excessively worn: 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 →