Wheel badly distorted on the Ford Ka
Wheel badly distorted on the Ford Ka is recorded on 16,460 tests — 2.5% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% 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 | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 28 of 283, 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, 2.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.1 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 3.4%; best 2017 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82 | 3,556 | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 141 | 10,326 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 306 | 11,510 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 530 | 15,508 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 715 | 27,663 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 703 | 33,717 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 821 | 46,422 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 922 | 58,548 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,614 | 135,544 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,821 | 212,835 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,762 | 120,048 | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,524 | 188,559 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,528 | 135,854 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,378 | 199,185 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,304 | 143,448 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 970 | 58,112 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 205 | 83,366 | 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 £20–£55 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
- Wheel badly distorted: 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 →