Does the Ford Ka fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?
The Ford Ka records 0.39 road wheels failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.48 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.09, 95% interval −0.10 to −0.08). It ranks 294 of 516 models on road wheels (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on road wheels · check a Ford Ka by registration
What exactly fails on road wheels?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Ka is “A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud”, recorded 2,301 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud | 2,301 | 0.19 |
| A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting | 2,073 | 0.17 |
| A wheel with more than one loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud | 171 | 0.01 |
| A wheel distorted or worn to the extent the wheel or tyre is likely to become detached | 88 | 0.01 |
| A wheel and its fixings not compatible | 69 | 0.01 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,216,040 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Ford Ka gets a road wheels advisory, how often does it fail next time?
1.3% of Ford Ka MOTs with a road wheels advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,080 miles later (19,272 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,272 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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