MOT comparison

Renault Clio Mk4 vs Vauxhall Corsa E

How the Renault Clio Mk4 (2012–2019) and the Vauxhall Corsa E (Mk5) (2014–2019) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Renault Clio Mk4

1,236,035

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2019

Passes more often in 2 of 14 mileage bands

Vauxhall Corsa E (Mk5)

2,330,097

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2019

Passes more often in 11 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Renault Clio Mk4 Vauxhall Corsa E

Under 10,000 miles 91.0% vs 88.9%

30,028 and 88,975 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 86.6% vs 84.9%

128,793 and 315,447 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 79.8% vs 80.5%

198,067 and 432,280 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 74.1% vs 77.4%

201,364 and 405,089 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 68.4% vs 74.4%

177,281 and 332,347 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 63.1% vs 71.0%

144,956 and 252,812 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 58.8% vs 67.9%

112,950 and 180,917 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 55.4% vs 65.2%

82,928 and 123,062 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 52.8% vs 63.1%

58,446 and 79,349 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 51.3% vs 61.7%

39,046 and 49,088 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 49.0% vs 60.6%

44,558 and 51,630 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 47.7% vs 61.2%

12,934 and 13,857 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 48.0% vs 61.9%

3,631 and 4,047 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.6% vs 61.0%

1,053 and 1,197 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

Renault Clio Mk4 fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 14 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 6.0% of MOTs against 0.56%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front drive shaft

Fails about 17 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 6.4% of MOTs against 0.38%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands
Rear brakes

Fails about 6 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 2.8% of MOTs against 0.48%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System

Vauxhall Corsa E fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails about 5 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk4: 4.5% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Engine management light

Fails about 3 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk4: 3.0% of MOTs against 0.95%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

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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.