MOT comparison

Audi A1 Mk2 vs SEAT Ibiza Mk5

How the Audi A1 Mk2 (GB) (2018–2026) and the SEAT Ibiza Mk5 (KJ) (2017–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Audi A1 Mk2 (GB)

236,728

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 9 of 9 mileage bands

SEAT Ibiza Mk5 (KJ)

214,124

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Audi A1 Mk2 SEAT Ibiza Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 95.8% vs 94.8%

14,580 and 9,434 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.3% vs 91.9%

53,825 and 38,630 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.7% vs 87.1%

63,454 and 50,796 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.0% vs 82.7%

47,359 and 43,263 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 84.4% vs 79.7%

28,898 and 30,928 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 81.6% vs 76.7%

15,516 and 19,708 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.7% vs 73.2%

7,857 and 11,556 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 79.0% vs 71.0%

3,586 and 6,425 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 75.6% vs 70.7%

1,653 and 3,384 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 Mk2 fails more often on

Rear seat belt

Fails about twice as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk5: 0.84% of MOTs against 0.43%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands

SEAT Ibiza Mk5 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.77%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.89%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View

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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.