MOT comparison

Audi A1 Mk1 vs SEAT Ibiza Mk4

How the Audi A1 Mk1 (8X) (2010–2018) and the SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (6J) (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Audi A1 Mk1 (8X)

1,647,902

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2018

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (6J)

1,586,938

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Audi A1 Mk1 SEAT Ibiza Mk4

Under 10,000 miles 95.2% vs 93.4%

30,296 and 17,684 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.3% vs 88.3%

139,599 and 100,323 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.5% vs 83.4%

222,610 and 179,078 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 85.2% vs 78.9%

238,480 and 205,709 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 81.8% vs 74.5%

220,494 and 203,292 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 78.3% vs 69.9%

192,243 and 187,841 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 75.2% vs 66.2%

159,504 and 166,536 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 72.2% vs 62.7%

127,779 and 140,855 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 69.8% vs 59.7%

98,447 and 114,169 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 67.5% vs 57.4%

73,496 and 88,370 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 64.8% vs 55.2%

99,748 and 125,035 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 62.0% vs 53.4%

33,717 and 43,305 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 61.6% vs 52.6%

9,312 and 11,776 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 60.8% vs 54.3%

2,177 and 2,965 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Audi A1 Mk1 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 3 times as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk4: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails about twice as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk4: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.57%.

In 8 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Front coil spring

Fails about twice as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk4: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.96%.

In 7 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 3.2% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Driver's View
Parking brake

Fails about 11 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 4.4% of MOTs against 0.67%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.