MOT comparison

Ford Focus Mk3 vs Toyota Auris Mk2

How the Ford Focus Mk3 (2011–2018) and the Toyota Auris Mk2 (2012–2018) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Focus Mk3

4,412,749

MOT tests compared · built 2011–2018

Passes more often in 0 of 16 mileage bands

Toyota Auris Mk2

807,609

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2018

Passes more often in 12 of 16 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Ford Focus Mk3 Toyota Auris Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 94.4% vs 94.5%

62,286 and 15,484 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.0% vs 91.4%

278,250 and 66,472 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.6% vs 88.2%

498,515 and 104,363 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 85.1% vs 85.8%

574,842 and 108,196 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 81.7% vs 83.3%

564,789 and 97,190 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 78.0% vs 81.0%

516,290 and 81,851 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 74.2% vs 79.6%

451,972 and 66,018 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 70.5% vs 77.8%

377,042 and 52,193 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.5% vs 76.4%

301,793 and 40,711 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 65.3% vs 75.8%

230,842 and 31,547 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 62.6% vs 74.8%

338,483 and 50,990 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 60.4% vs 75.1%

138,833 and 31,014 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 59.5% vs 75.0%

50,834 and 20,791 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 58.4% vs 74.7%

17,858 and 14,812 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 58.4% vs 73.1%

8,490 and 17,762 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 54.4% vs 71.8%

1,630 and 8,215 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 Focus Mk3 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Toyota Auris Mk2: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.74%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Auris Mk2: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 14 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front position lamp

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Auris Mk2: 4.6% of MOTs against 0.20%.

In 12 of 16 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Toyota Auris Mk2 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 2.4% of MOTs against 0.68%.

In 10 of 16 mileage bands · Driver's View
Registration plate

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 10 of 16 mileage bands · Number Plates

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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.