MOT comparison

Ford Ka Mk2 vs Hyundai i10 Mk1

How the Ford Ka Mk2 (2008–2016) and the Hyundai i10 Mk1 (2007–2013) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Ka Mk2

1,562,734

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2016

Passes more often in 7 of 13 mileage bands

Hyundai i10 Mk1

1,420,620

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2013

Passes more often in 0 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Ford Ka Mk2 Hyundai i10 Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 93.1% vs 91.3%

63,146 and 76,586 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.6% vs 86.0%

195,671 and 200,444 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 82.1% vs 80.1%

247,624 and 231,492 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 76.8% vs 74.8%

237,523 and 213,600 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 71.6% vs 69.6%

209,503 and 182,707 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 66.6% vs 65.6%

176,753 and 148,254 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 62.3% vs 62.0%

141,344 and 115,698 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 58.5% vs 58.8%

105,446 and 86,271 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 56.1% vs 56.3%

74,083 and 61,140 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 53.7% vs 54.2%

47,917 and 41,073 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 51.6% vs 51.9%

50,033 and 47,554 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 50.2% vs 50.0%

11,240 and 12,726 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 50.0% vs 47.9%

2,451 and 3,075 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 Ka Mk2 fails more often on

Shock absorbers

Fails about 9 times as often as the Hyundai i10 Mk1: 6.6% of MOTs against 0.76%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Hyundai i10 Mk1: 2.5% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Exhaust system

Fails about 7 times as often as the Hyundai i10 Mk1: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.26%.

In 8 of 13 mileage bands · Exhaust & Emissions

Hyundai i10 Mk1 fails more often on

Front position lamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Ka Mk2: 7.5% of MOTs against 3.3%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Rear brake pipe

Fails about 12 times as often as the Ford Ka Mk2: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.12%.

In 10 of 13 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.