Ford Street Ka 1.6i Review

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Ford Street Ka 1.6i
3.7 stars
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donnasmallwood's Review of Ford Street Ka 1.6i

30th Mar 2009

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    1.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 years
  • Performance
    3 stars
  • Reliability
    1.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2003
  • Doors
    2
  • Practicality
    2.5 stars
Good Points

Great drive, expecially in the summer


Bad Points

Breaks all the time!!


General Comments

I bought my StreetKA just over 2 years ago - and I have had nothing but trouble and expense.

I had 3 Door handles break within 18 months, at one point both door handles broke at the same time and I was unable to even get into my car! Apparently according to Ford it was just a coincidence that this had happened - including the fact that the sales person at the garage had told me he had another StreetKA with the same problem??

I have had to replace my thermostat, my starter motor, numerous amounts of tyres.

At my latest Service & MOT I discovered the slight squeaking that I had been hearing (since I bought the car from Sky Ford), which initially I just assumed was because the car is very low to the ground and does rattle a bit over bumps etc - was actually my suspension which was about to completely go!! So I had been sold a car with a dodgie suspension!

Then to cap it off my central locking failed. Everytime I tried to unlock the car with the key pad my alarm would sound and the car wouldn't open - apparently according to a Ford garage - it is a common thing to go wrong with the StreetKA, and it's where water gets into the central locking motor.

Don't get me wrong, when my car isn't broken I love it, it is a good drive and especially good in the summer - but is it really worth all the extra money I have spent?

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  • lora03015 on 7th Jun 2009

    please tell me how anyone with two broken door handles got it fixed, im in this position just now, the guys came to tow it and tried to use rods to open from the inside but just ended up towing it and now its sitting outside my house