MOT comparison

Citroen C3 Mk2 vs Ford Fiesta Mk7

How the Citroen C3 Mk2 (2009–2016) and the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Citroen C3 Mk2

1,223,088

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2016

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Ford Fiesta Mk7

10,453,787

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Citroen C3 Mk2 Ford Fiesta Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 91.3% vs 93.8%

28,429 and 212,563 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 86.7% vs 89.7%

113,372 and 911,692 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 80.6% vs 84.3%

163,409 and 1,380,028 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 74.9% vs 78.7%

168,553 and 1,430,112 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 69.8% vs 73.4%

156,182 and 1,318,664 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 64.7% vs 68.6%

137,383 and 1,160,634 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 60.1% vs 64.2%

116,288 and 984,139 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 56.4% vs 60.3%

94,048 and 806,742 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 53.8% vs 57.2%

73,402 and 639,915 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 51.5% vs 54.7%

54,769 and 488,592 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 49.7% vs 52.2%

77,743 and 703,893 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 48.2% vs 50.2%

27,694 and 275,482 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 47.4% vs 49.6%

8,286 and 94,985 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 48.2% vs 50.1%

2,484 and 31,333 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 46.3% vs 51.0%

1,046 and 15,013 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

Citroen C3 Mk2 fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about 11 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.4% of MOTs against 0.45%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands
Rear brake pad

Fails over 20 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 0.95% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.2% of MOTs against 0.93%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Ford Fiesta Mk7 fails more often on

Stub axles

Fails over 20 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk2: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands
Rear fog lamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk2: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.38%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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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.

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