MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk7 vs Renault Clio Mk3

How the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) and the Renault Clio Mk3 (2005–2012) 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

10,453,787

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

Renault Clio Mk3

2,935,876

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2012

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 Renault Clio Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 90.4%

212,563 and 46,268 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.7% vs 84.3%

911,692 and 197,658 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.3% vs 76.6%

1,380,028 and 303,847 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.7% vs 68.8%

1,430,112 and 340,516 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.4% vs 61.6%

1,318,664 and 340,368 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.6% vs 55.5%

1,160,634 and 327,606 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 51.0%

984,139 and 304,065 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 47.6%

806,742 and 272,543 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.2% vs 45.4%

639,915 and 231,335 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.7% vs 44.1%

488,592 and 183,284 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.2% vs 43.0%

703,893 and 261,561 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 42.9%

275,482 and 91,111 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.6% vs 42.9%

94,985 and 26,268 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 42.5%

31,333 and 6,919 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.0% vs 45.0%

15,013 and 2,527 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 Renault Clio Mk3: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands
Exhaust system

Fails about 4 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.25%.

In 9 of 15 mileage bands · Exhaust & Emissions
Rear stop lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 2.4% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Renault Clio Mk3 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 6 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.5% of MOTs against 0.82%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear seat belt

Fails about 9 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.18%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands

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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.