This is a private sale for a 2005 Ford StreetKa. First registered 31st March 2005 and the MoT is valid until 8th August 2026. The current mileage is just over 101,200 miles. It's the 'luxury' specification meaning it has metallic paint, 16" alloy wheels, air conditioning, heated leather seats and electrically adjustable heated door mirrors.

Current owner (my parents) since 2018 and it's seen light use over that time, covering around 10,000 miles. Servicing has been performed by the owner and a local independent garage. Overall, the car is in good condition, but it is 21 years old and has various age-related flaws.

The photographs were taken on 24^th May 2026.

Reason for sale: The car is being sold due to lack of use - it needs to be driven and enjoyed, so it’s time to part with it.

I've tried to be as complete as possible in my description and have presented the car honestly. This is a private sale and so no warranty is offered - it's sold as seen. Please read through the summary below. I have provided more detail in the sections thereafter, but please let me know if you have any questions.

Please note: the car is located near Winchester, Hampshire.

Summary

Positives:

• Very presentable and usable StreetKa from the last year of manufacture.
• Current owner since 2018, two keys and V5C present.
• 1.6l petrol engine with five-speed manual gearbox.
• The engine starts on the key. It runs quietly and reliably.
• The gearbox shifts smoothly through all gears with a positive, short-throw action.
• Brakes, steering and suspension are all fine.
• No warning lights.
• Overall, it drives very nicely.
• The interior is in excellent condition.
• The hood is in excellent condition. It goes up-and-down easily and seals properly.
• Solid underneath, including the rear subframe mounts and longitudinal box sections.
• Strut tops are clean and solid.
• All glasswork is in good condition.
• The hood and body seals are fine with no apparent leaks.
• Ford book pack.

Negatives:

• The brake pedal has a slightly long travel - the front discs / pads and rear drums / shoes are in good order. Both front flexis have been changed, the fluid replaced and the system bled. The brakes pull up true, it just seems a little longer than I would expect.
• Both rear tyres will need changing soon due to age.
• There is surface rust on the trailing edge of the fuel tank but this has been checked, wire brushed and painted for protection.
• There is surface rust on the inward faces of the rear hubs.
• There are small rust spots on the bonnet and boot.
• There is a small section of surface rust in the jamb of the driver's door; beneath it the metal is solid.
• There is some delamination of the rear-view mirror and passenger vanity mirror.
• There is light clouding to the lenses of the front driving lights.
• The Ford badges are weathered (front and back).

The car has the original Ford stereo system, complete with the code. However, it currently won’t power on – this could be something trivial (like a fuse) but could equally be something else entirely. I will endeavour to look at this before the car sells.

Otherwise, it's a nice example of a car that's genuinely fun to drive. The ride is firm but surprisingly compliant meaning longer road trips are entirely do-able. It sits at motorway speeds quite happily (roof up or down) and has a usefully sized boot, meaning road trips are well catered for. However, it bears restating that this is a 21-year-old car and so please set your expectations accordingly.


Mechanical
The engine is the standard and original 1.6l inline four paired to a five-speed manual gearbox. It runs well and drives very nicely. It comes up to temperature and stays there; the fan kicks-in as it should and there's never been any sign of overheating. It's been well serviced through a combination of DIY and a local garage, but not all of this is recorded. It cranks and starts easily, it's also had a new battery fairly recently. The steering is quick and direct - the high-pressure side of the power steering hydraulic circuit was replaced two-or-so years ago. All fluids are where they should be.

Brakes and suspension
As noted above, I think there's a little too much travel in the brake pedal. The car stops properly and pulls up straight, but I want to include this in the description. The front discs and pads, plus the rear drums and shoes all seem fine. The front flexis were changed in the last year-or-so and the fluid has been changed with new (plus fully bled). The suspension is in good order and the car rides very well. All four tyres match but the fronts are newer - the rears will need changing in the not-too-distant future due to their age. The StreetKa is relatively light so tyres will sometimes age-off before they wear out.

Bodywork
The car presents very nicely. It's metallic silver and the paint still has an excellent shine. There are small portions of rust showing on some of the flatter panels such as the bonnet and boot, but these are small and the pictures are a fair representation of the car's condition. There is a small section of rust in the driver's door jamb but seems very solid. The sills are in good condition and whilst there is some surface rust here and there, I don't think it's at all unreasonable for the age of the car. Whilst Ford cars of this generation have a reputation for rusting, this is a solid example that doesn't hide its age or mileage.

The underside is in good condition (see pictures), which includes the rear subframe mounts. The beam axle had some surface rust and so this was wire brushed, cleaned, prepared and painted in black Hammerite for protection. As noted above, the trailing edge of the fuel tank had surface rust and the same approach was applied. The tank doesn’t leak and it appears the original black paint has simply started to split, which in turn led to surface corrosion forming. The exhaust hangs properly throughout the length of the car and the heat shielding is all in-place.

All of the glasswork is fine including the lights, though there's some age-related clouding to the front driving lights. The main headlight units are still clear and crisp, as are the rears. The hood goes up-and-down properly and is a remarkably simple but effective design. It is mohair and in excellent condition, as are the body seals meaning there are no signs of leaks. The heater is surprisingly effective which makes for good, year-round convertible motoring. The plastic rear screen is fine and cleans up well.

Interior
This is in generally excellent condition. As noted above the rear view and passenger vanity mirrors aren't perfect, but the rest of the interior is very good indeed. The seats are supportive with no rips, tears or excessive marking. The seat heaters work and the leather is in good condition; it was recently 'fed' to keep it supple. The dash instruments work correctly - though the clock tends to run slow - and all interior panels are present and correct. The 'flip-up' cubby in the dash still works, the door bins are complete (not cracked), the stowage net is in-place and the lock-box is original (and so works with the key). The wind deflector between the 'hoops' is in-place and does an excellent job.

Conditions of sale
This is an original Ford StreetKa that's 21 years old - it's fun, easy and very engaging to drive but please bear this in mind and set your expectations accordingly.

Cash on collection or bank transfer only, please. The car is being sold due to lack of use, so offers to part-exchange are appreciated but cannot be accepted I'm afraid. UK buyers only, please.

Standard eBay terms and conditions apply. Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

Thank you for your interest.