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Ford Ka Hatchback (1996-2008) boot space, practicality and safety

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Practicality rating: 2 out of 52.0

Written by Richard Kilpatrick Updated: 15 August 2023

Only the driver gets an airbag as standard across the range, as passenger and side airbags are optional on lower spec models. Security is largely left to the immobiliser although some models do get deadlocks. The mediocre three-star Euro NCAP safety rating highlights the Ka’s slightly soft bodywork – which dents reasonably easily – though the large plastic bumpers do fair a little better in collisions.

The boot will just about squeeze the weekly shopping in and the back seat folds for extra practicality. The three-door design can be a little awkward to climb in and out of (although small children should not find it so tricky) but this car is designed to be compact, so don’t be surprised at the cosy interior. The Ka can handle the occasional lengthy motorway voyage, but it wasn’t designed to clock up ultra-high mileages and is far happier pottering around town.

Euro NCAP rating

Ratings for this model not available

Equipment and options

Each trim level will have different equipment offerings.
Basic equipment (0)
Standard Equipment
Optional Equipment
Standard Trim Standard Equipment (4)
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • PAS
Standard Trim Optional Equipment (12)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • Steel wheels
2 Aquamarine Frost Standard Equipment (10)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Aquamarine Frost Optional Equipment (6)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Full size spare wheel
2 Blue Standard Equipment (10)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Blue Optional Equipment (6)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Full size spare wheel
2 Citrus Gold Standard Equipment (10)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Citrus Gold Optional Equipment (6)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Full size spare wheel
2 Copper Standard Equipment
  • n/a
2 Copper Optional Equipment (16)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Green Standard Equipment
  • n/a
2 Green Optional Equipment (16)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Pacific Green Standard Equipment (10)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Pacific Green Optional Equipment (6)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Full size spare wheel
2 Silver Standard Equipment (10)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
2 Silver Optional Equipment (6)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Full size spare wheel
Black Standard Equipment (13)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
Black Optional Equipment (4)
  • ABS
  • Alarm
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Steel wheels
Collection Standard Equipment (11)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
Collection Optional Equipment (2)
  • ABS
  • Full size spare wheel
Design Standard Equipment (9)
  • ABS
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
Design Optional Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
Design II Standard Equipment (10)
  • ABS
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
Design II Optional Equipment (6)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
Finale Standard Equipment (16)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
Finale Optional Equipment
  • n/a
luxuryKa Standard Equipment (14)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
luxuryKa Optional Equipment (2)
  • ABS
  • Full size spare wheel
Millenium Standard Equipment (14)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
Millenium Optional Equipment (4)
  • Alarm
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Metallic Paint
  • Steel wheels
Silver Standard Equipment (13)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
Silver Optional Equipment (4)
  • ABS
  • Alarm
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Steel wheels
Sportka Standard Equipment (15)
  • ABS
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
  • Sports seats
Sportka Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Sportka SE Standard Equipment (17)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
Sportka SE Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Studio Standard Equipment (7)
  • ABS
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Full size spare wheel
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
Studio Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Style Standard Equipment (6)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
Style Optional Equipment (6)
  • ABS
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Metallic Paint
Style [Climate] Standard Equipment
  • n/a
Style [Climate] Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Style Two Tone Standard Equipment (13)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Heated mirrors
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
  • Steel wheels
Style Two Tone Optional Equipment (1)
  • Body coloured bumpers
Sublime Standard Equipment (13)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
Sublime Optional Equipment (3)
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Heated mirrors
Sun Collection Standard Equipment (12)
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Central locking
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric sunroof
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Steel wheels
Sun Collection Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Zetec Standard Equipment (12)
  • ABS
  • Alloy wheels
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
Zetec Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Zetec [Climate] Standard Equipment
  • n/a
Zetec [Climate] Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Zetec Two Tone Standard Equipment (14)
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
Zetec Two Tone Optional Equipment (1)
  • Body coloured bumpers

Dimensions

Length 3620mm - 3650mm
Width 1827mm
Height 1368mm - 1431mm
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