MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk7 vs Citroen C3 Mk2

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

Ford Fiesta Mk7

10,460,579

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

Citroen C3 Mk2

1,223,088

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2016

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Ford Fiesta Mk7 Citroen C3 Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 91.3%

212,571 and 28,429 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.7% vs 86.7%

911,786 and 113,372 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.3% vs 80.6%

1,380,240 and 163,409 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.7% vs 74.9%

1,430,492 and 168,553 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.4% vs 69.8%

1,319,222 and 156,182 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.5% vs 64.7%

1,161,330 and 137,383 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 60.1%

984,874 and 116,288 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 56.4%

807,494 and 94,048 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.2% vs 53.8%

640,655 and 73,402 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.7% vs 51.5%

489,250 and 54,769 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.2% vs 49.7%

705,051 and 77,743 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 48.2%

275,977 and 27,694 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.6% vs 47.4%

95,190 and 8,286 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 48.2%

31,402 and 2,484 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 50.9% vs 46.3%

15,045 and 1,046 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

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
Side repeater

Fails about 6 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk2: 0.97% of MOTs against 0.16%.

In 9 of 15 mileage bands

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

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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.