MOT comparison

Nissan Micra K13 vs Ford Fiesta Mk7

How the Nissan Micra K13 (2010–2017) and the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Nissan Micra K13

864,637

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2017

Passes more often in 2 of 13 mileage bands

Ford Fiesta Mk7

10,414,132

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 6 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Nissan Micra K13 Ford Fiesta Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 88.8% vs 93.8%

57,002 and 212,571 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.3% vs 89.7%

157,132 and 911,786 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 79.9% vs 84.3%

169,015 and 1,380,240 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 75.1% vs 78.7%

140,365 and 1,430,492 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 70.8% vs 73.4%

106,713 and 1,319,222 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 66.7% vs 68.5%

77,526 and 1,161,330 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 63.7% vs 64.2%

54,739 and 984,874 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.8% vs 60.3%

37,094 and 807,494 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 58.0% vs 57.2%

24,463 and 640,655 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 55.6% vs 54.7%

15,918 and 489,250 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 53.5% vs 52.2%

18,319 and 705,051 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 51.2% vs 50.2%

5,033 and 275,977 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.4% vs 49.6%

1,318 and 95,190 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

Nissan Micra K13 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 4.0% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Driver's View
Rear brakes

Fails about 12 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.29%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear service brake

Fails about 19 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.15%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Fiesta Mk7 fails more often on

Stop lamp

Fails about 12 times as often as the Nissan Micra K13: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.34%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front track rod end

Fails about 14 times as often as the Nissan Micra K13: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.24%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Steering Issues

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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.

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