MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk7 vs Skoda Fabia Mk2

How the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) and the Skoda Fabia Mk2 (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

10,453,787

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Skoda Fabia Mk2

1,353,494

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2014

Passes more often in 11 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 Skoda Fabia Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 92.9%

212,563 and 26,825 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.7% vs 89.4%

911,692 and 104,815 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.3% vs 85.6%

1,380,028 and 158,531 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.7% vs 82.2%

1,430,112 and 167,555 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.4% vs 78.4%

1,318,664 and 159,037 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.6% vs 74.6%

1,160,634 and 144,305 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 71.1%

984,139 and 126,948 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 67.0%

806,742 and 108,838 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.2% vs 63.8%

639,915 and 90,615 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.7% vs 60.6%

488,592 and 72,707 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.2% vs 57.1%

703,893 and 114,994 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 53.7%

275,482 and 50,180 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.6% vs 51.1%

94,985 and 18,742 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 49.7%

31,333 and 6,515 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.0% vs 50.7%

15,013 and 2,887 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

Front suspension arm

Fails about 3 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk2: 5.3% of MOTs against 2.0%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front track rod end

Fails about 4 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk2: 2.9% of MOTs against 1.1%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Stub axles

Fails over 20 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk2: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands

Skoda Fabia Mk2 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 6 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 5.6% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brakes

Fails about 6 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 2.8% of MOTs against 0.44%.

In 11 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.