MOT comparison

Nissan Micra K13 vs Toyota Yaris Mk3

How the Nissan Micra K13 (2010–2017) and the Toyota Yaris Mk3 (2011–2020) 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 0 of 13 mileage bands

Toyota Yaris Mk3

2,026,409

MOT tests compared · built 2011–2020

Passes more often in 13 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 Toyota Yaris Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 88.8% vs 93.4%

57,002 and 101,494 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.3% vs 90.1%

157,132 and 321,033 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 79.9% vs 86.9%

169,015 and 382,056 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 75.1% vs 83.6%

140,365 and 334,511 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 70.8% vs 80.2%

106,713 and 262,715 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 66.7% vs 76.9%

77,526 and 195,228 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 63.7% vs 73.6%

54,739 and 140,549 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.8% vs 71.1%

37,094 and 98,214 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 58.0% vs 68.7%

24,463 and 66,875 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 55.6% vs 67.2%

15,918 and 44,884 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 53.5% vs 65.6%

18,319 and 54,849 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 51.2% vs 63.9%

5,033 and 18,056 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.4% vs 63.1%

1,318 and 5,945 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

Front suspension arm

Fails about 10 times as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk3: 4.7% of MOTs against 0.55%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Rear service brake

Fails about 7 times as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk3: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.32%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brakes

Fails about 15 times as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk3: 2.6% of MOTs against 0.23%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

Toyota Yaris Mk3 fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 17 times as often as the Nissan Micra K13: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.08%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands
Front coil spring

Fails about 8 times as often as the Nissan Micra K13: 3.5% of MOTs against 0.40%.

In 11 of 13 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.