MOT comparison

Ford Focus Mk4 vs Toyota Corolla Mk12

How the Ford Focus Mk4 (2018–2026) and the Toyota Corolla Mk12 (E210) (2018–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Focus Mk4

532,912

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 12 mileage bands

Toyota Corolla Mk12 (E210)

271,376

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 12 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Ford Focus Mk4 Toyota Corolla Mk12

Under 10,000 miles 94.1% vs 96.4%

24,041 and 14,603 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.9% vs 93.1%

90,359 and 41,032 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.7% vs 90.7%

119,646 and 51,620 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 85.7% vs 89.5%

102,452 and 43,475 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 83.0% vs 88.3%

75,628 and 32,658 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 80.6% vs 88.1%

49,748 and 23,393 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 78.9% vs 87.9%

30,352 and 16,927 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 77.1% vs 87.2%

17,849 and 12,619 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 75.1% vs 88.0%

10,122 and 9,412 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 74.5% vs 87.9%

5,716 and 7,242 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 73.8% vs 86.8%

5,558 and 11,702 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 75.8% vs 87.0%

1,441 and 6,693 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 Mk4 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 11 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.28%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Engine management light

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights
Exhaust emissions

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Exhaust & Emissions

Toyota Corolla Mk12 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk4: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 8 of 12 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.