MOT comparison

SEAT Ibiza Mk5 vs Audi A1 Mk2

How the SEAT Ibiza Mk5 (KJ) (2017–2026) and the Audi A1 Mk2 (GB) (2018–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

SEAT Ibiza Mk5 (KJ)

214,124

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

Audi A1 Mk2 (GB)

236,728

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 9 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

SEAT Ibiza Mk5 Audi A1 Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 94.8% vs 95.8%

9,434 and 14,580 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.9% vs 93.3%

38,630 and 53,825 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 87.1% vs 88.7%

50,796 and 63,454 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.7% vs 86.0%

43,263 and 47,359 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.7% vs 84.4%

30,928 and 28,898 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.7% vs 81.6%

19,708 and 15,516 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.2% vs 80.7%

11,556 and 7,857 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 71.0% vs 79.0%

6,425 and 3,586 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 70.7% vs 75.6%

3,384 and 1,653 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 Mk5 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.77%.

In 7 of 9 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.89%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View
Headlamp aim

Fails about 5 times as often as the Audi A1 Mk2: 0.84% of MOTs against 0.12%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Audi A1 Mk2 fails more often on

Rear seat belt

Fails about twice as often as the SEAT Ibiza Mk5: 0.84% of MOTs against 0.43%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands

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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.