MOT comparison

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 vs Audi A1 Mk1

How the SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (6J) (2008–2017) and the Audi A1 Mk1 (8X) (2010–2018) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (6J)

1,586,938

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

Audi A1 Mk1 (8X)

1,647,902

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2018

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 Audi A1 Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 93.4% vs 95.2%

17,684 and 30,296 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.3% vs 92.3%

100,323 and 139,599 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 83.4% vs 88.5%

179,078 and 222,610 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.9% vs 85.2%

205,709 and 238,480 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 74.5% vs 81.8%

203,292 and 220,494 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 69.9% vs 78.3%

187,841 and 192,243 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 66.2% vs 75.2%

166,536 and 159,504 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 62.7% vs 72.2%

140,855 and 127,779 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 59.7% vs 69.8%

114,169 and 98,447 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 57.4% vs 67.5%

88,370 and 73,496 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 55.2% vs 64.8%

125,035 and 99,748 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 53.4% vs 62.0%

43,305 and 33,717 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 52.6% vs 61.6%

11,776 and 9,312 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 54.3% vs 60.8%

2,965 and 2,177 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

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 3.2% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Driver's View
Parking brake

Fails about 11 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 4.4% of MOTs against 0.67%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Shock absorbers

Fails about 7 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk1: 3.4% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Audi A1 Mk1 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 3 times as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk4: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails about twice as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk4: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.57%.

In 8 of 14 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.