MOT comparison

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 vs Volkswagen Polo Mk5

How the SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (6J) (2008–2017) and the Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C) (2009–2017) 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 1 of 14 mileage bands

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C)

3,655,846

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2017

Passes more often in 1 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 Volkswagen Polo Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 93.4% vs 93.5%

17,684 and 87,256 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.3% vs 89.3%

100,323 and 340,843 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 83.4% vs 83.9%

179,078 and 508,882 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.9% vs 79.1%

205,709 and 529,377 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 74.5% vs 74.5%

203,292 and 482,311 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 69.9% vs 70.2%

187,841 and 417,499 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 66.2% vs 66.5%

166,536 and 346,703 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 62.7% vs 63.2%

140,855 and 276,467 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 59.7% vs 60.4%

114,169 and 212,421 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 57.4% vs 58.0%

88,370 and 157,129 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 55.2% vs 55.1%

125,035 and 208,805 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 53.4% vs 52.8%

43,305 and 66,814 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 52.6% vs 52.6%

11,776 and 17,234 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 54.3% vs 52.2%

2,965 and 4,105 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 1.5 times as often as the Volkswagen Polo Mk5: 3.1% of MOTs against 1.9%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Driver's View

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 fails more often on

Rear position lamp

Fails about 4 times as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk4: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.42%.

In 8 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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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.