MOT comparison

Ford Focus Mk3 vs Vauxhall Astra Mk6

How the Ford Focus Mk3 (2011–2018) and the Vauxhall Astra Mk6 (2009–2015) 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 11 of 16 mileage bands

Vauxhall Astra Mk6

3,955,201

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2015

Passes more often in 1 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 Vauxhall Astra Mk6

Under 10,000 miles 94.4% vs 92.5%

62,286 and 35,509 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.0% vs 89.9%

278,250 and 170,415 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.6% vs 85.1%

498,515 and 324,320 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 85.1% vs 80.6%

574,842 and 411,451 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 81.7% vs 76.6%

564,789 and 442,172 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 78.0% vs 72.8%

516,290 and 438,964 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 74.2% vs 69.7%

451,972 and 416,078 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 70.5% vs 67.1%

377,042 and 377,660 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.5% vs 65.0%

301,793 and 328,457 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 65.3% vs 63.3%

230,842 and 271,331 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 62.6% vs 61.5%

338,483 and 433,354 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 60.4% vs 60.1%

138,833 and 190,620 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 59.5% vs 59.1%

50,834 and 72,589 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 58.4% vs 58.2%

17,858 and 26,111 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 58.4% vs 58.1%

8,490 and 13,583 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 54.4% vs 58.8%

1,630 and 2,587 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

Side repeater

Fails about 16 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk6: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 14 of 16 mileage bands
Front coil spring

Fails about 7 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk6: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.68%.

In 13 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front position lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk6: 5.3% of MOTs against 2.6%.

In 10 of 16 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Vauxhall Astra Mk6 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 5.7% of MOTs against 0.05%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Rear brake pad

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk3: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.71%.

In 13 of 16 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.