2006 Ford Ka: MOT pass rate and reliability

57.2% of 2006 Ford Kas pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,799 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,858 miles.

How the 2006 compares

  • Against all Ford Kas (72.7%, 180,034 tests): -15.5 points
  • Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -6.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Ka model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Ford Ka:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2001 58.2% 447 50,415
2002 56.8% 836 49,616
2003 59% 1,448 56,491
2004 56.2% 1,941 53,945
2005 58% 2,343 53,246
2006 57.2% 2,799 53,858
2007 57.6% 3,901 54,889
2008 56.4% 4,944 55,444
2009 62% 17,284 76,846
2010 63.5% 18,130 74,608
2011 68.1% 15,774 69,670
2012 70.8% 16,884 63,785
2013 73.9% 18,456 59,060
2014 76.3% 18,483 53,040
2015 76% 13,271 46,917
2016 78.9% 8,280 42,320
2017 88.2% 13,306 37,692
2018 87.3% 11,017 32,403
2019 92.2% 10,028 26,279

What this means if you are buying a 2006 Ka

The 2006 is a weaker year for this model, passing 15.5 points less often than the Ford Ka average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2006 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2006 Ford Ka the average at test was 53,858 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 92.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 56.2%. That 36.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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