MOT comparison

Hyundai i10 Mk2 vs Fiat 500 Modern

How the Hyundai i10 Mk2 (2013–2019) and the Fiat 500 Modern (Series 0-8) (2007–2020) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Hyundai i10 Mk2

992,651

MOT tests compared · built 2013–2019

Passes more often in 11 of 12 mileage bands

Fiat 500 Modern (Series 0-8)

3,398,523

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2020

Passes more often in 0 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Hyundai i10 Mk2 Fiat 500 Modern

Under 10,000 miles 92.3% vs 92.0%

87,511 and 121,598 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.7% vs 86.4%

209,856 and 416,294 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 83.9% vs 79.9%

208,845 and 560,549 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 80.4% vs 74.0%

168,410 and 542,410 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 77.5% vs 68.3%

119,491 and 470,786 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 74.7% vs 63.9%

79,027 and 384,471 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 71.6% vs 60.3%

50,020 and 298,051 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 69.2% vs 57.7%

30,285 and 219,904 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 66.9% vs 55.4%

18,055 and 152,326 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 65.2% vs 54.0%

10,207 and 100,115 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 62.2% vs 52.5%

9,124 and 107,896 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 59.6% vs 51.4%

1,820 and 24,123 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

Hyundai i10 Mk2 fails more often on

Rear brake disc

Fails over 20 times as often as the Fiat 500 Modern: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 11 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake pad

Fails about 6 times as often as the Fiat 500 Modern: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.30%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear stop lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Fiat 500 Modern: 2.1% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Fiat 500 Modern fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 4 times as often as the Hyundai i10 Mk2: 3.7% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 11 of 12 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Shock absorbers

Fails about 11 times as often as the Hyundai i10 Mk2: 5.7% of MOTs against 0.62%.

In 10 of 12 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.