MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk7 vs Mazda 2 Mk2

How the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) and the Mazda 2 Mk2 (DE) (2007–2014) 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

10,438,774

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 6 of 14 mileage bands

Mazda 2 Mk2 (DE)

1,003,332

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2014

Passes more often in 3 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Ford Fiesta Mk7 Mazda 2 Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 93.4%

212,563 and 20,578 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.7% vs 89.8%

911,692 and 86,521 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.3% vs 85.4%

1,380,028 and 126,155 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.7% vs 81.0%

1,430,112 and 132,225 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.4% vs 75.0%

1,318,664 and 125,000 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.6% vs 69.5%

1,160,634 and 113,125 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 64.3%

984,139 and 97,673 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 59.6%

806,742 and 82,087 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.2% vs 55.6%

639,915 and 66,030 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.7% vs 52.5%

488,592 and 50,429 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.2% vs 49.5%

703,893 and 70,517 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 46.7%

275,482 and 24,191 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.6% vs 44.4%

94,985 and 6,850 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 43.7%

31,333 and 1,951 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

Stop lamp

Fails about 5 times as often as the Mazda 2 Mk2: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.95%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front coil spring

Fails about 16 times as often as the Mazda 2 Mk2: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.19%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Exhaust emissions

Fails about 5 times as often as the Mazda 2 Mk2: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Exhaust & Emissions

Mazda 2 Mk2 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 4.0% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 14 of 14 mileage bands · Driver's View
Shock absorbers

Fails about 7 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.4% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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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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