MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk7 vs Volkswagen Polo Mk5

How the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) and the Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C) (2009–2017) 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

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C)

3,657,175

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2017

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 Volkswagen Polo Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 93.5%

212,563 and 87,256 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.7% vs 89.3%

911,692 and 340,843 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.3% vs 83.9%

1,380,028 and 508,882 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.7% vs 79.1%

1,430,112 and 529,377 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.4% vs 74.5%

1,318,664 and 482,311 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.6% vs 70.2%

1,160,634 and 417,499 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.2% vs 66.5%

984,139 and 346,703 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.3% vs 63.2%

806,742 and 276,467 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.2% vs 60.4%

639,915 and 212,421 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.7% vs 58.0%

488,592 and 157,129 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.2% vs 55.1%

703,893 and 208,805 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 52.8%

275,482 and 66,814 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.6% vs 52.6%

94,985 and 17,234 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 52.2%

31,333 and 4,105 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.0% vs 53.8%

15,013 and 1,329 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 8 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 3.9% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front suspension arm

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 5.3% of MOTs against 2.2%.

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

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 2.8% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 7 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 4.7% of MOTs against 0.88%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Shock absorbers

Fails about 6 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.55%.

In 12 of 15 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.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.