MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk7 vs Vauxhall Corsa D

How the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) and the Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4) (2006–2014) 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 11 of 15 mileage bands

Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4)

7,712,323

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

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 Vauxhall Corsa D

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 88.5%

212,563 and 113,094 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.7% vs 83.3%

911,692 and 496,812 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.3% vs 77.0%

1,380,028 and 855,427 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.7% vs 71.7%

1,430,112 and 968,407 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.4% vs 66.8%

1,318,664 and 960,914 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.6% vs 62.3%

1,160,634 and 905,912 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 58.7%

984,139 and 821,302 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 55.8%

806,742 and 710,435 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.2% vs 53.9%

639,915 and 580,717 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.7% vs 52.3%

488,592 and 444,418 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.2% vs 50.9%

703,893 and 598,623 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 49.9%

275,482 and 188,558 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.6% vs 49.9%

94,985 and 49,909 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 50.1%

31,333 and 12,841 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.0% vs 51.6%

15,013 and 4,954 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 4 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 4.9% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front track rod end

Fails about twice as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 3.0% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Stub axles

Fails over 20 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands

Vauxhall Corsa D fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 5.7% of MOTs against 2.1%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.7% of MOTs against 2.0%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View

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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.