36,556 on UK roads in 2025-120 vs 2024
On the road
36,556
36,556 licensed
Change vs 2024
-0.3%
-120 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Ford KA+ has a steady presence on UK roads, with 36,556 licensed in 2025 - down 0.3% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Ford KA+ cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Ford KA+ on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Ford Ka Plus holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 211,081 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
72.1%
211,081 MOT tests in 2025 · 168,960 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
74.6%
2023
74.1%
2024
72.7%
2025
72.1%
▼ 2.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Ford Ka Plus is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 186,815 cars tracked across years
62.7%
low · <5k
35.9%
avg · 5-15k
1.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 2,219-6,274 miles a year (median 3,967).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 48,300 → 51,559 → 54,938 → 57,925
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
167,012 tests
72.2%
A 2025 Ford Ka Plus passes first time 72.1% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 4,676 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 84.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 57.5% past 120k.
Of 47,100 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Ford KA+, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
