MOT comparison

Skoda Fabia Mk3 vs Vauxhall Corsa E

How the Skoda Fabia Mk3 (2014–2021) 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.

Skoda Fabia Mk3

678,745

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2021

Passes more often in 13 of 13 mileage bands

Vauxhall Corsa E (Mk5)

2,328,900

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2019

Passes more often in 0 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Skoda Fabia Mk3 Vauxhall Corsa E

Under 10,000 miles 93.1% vs 88.9%

28,604 and 88,975 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.6% vs 84.9%

106,402 and 315,447 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.4% vs 80.5%

139,198 and 432,280 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 83.7% vs 77.4%

121,340 and 405,089 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 80.4% vs 74.4%

92,859 and 332,347 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 77.2% vs 71.0%

66,170 and 252,812 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 74.5% vs 67.9%

45,670 and 180,917 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 72.9% vs 65.2%

30,038 and 123,062 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 70.2% vs 63.1%

19,125 and 79,349 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 69.4% vs 61.7%

11,879 and 49,088 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 67.6% vs 60.6%

12,853 and 51,630 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 66.3% vs 61.2%

3,563 and 13,857 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 64.3% vs 61.9%

1,044 and 4,047 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

Skoda Fabia Mk3 fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 5 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Rear brake disc

Fails about 10 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.16%.

In 8 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake pad

Fails about 4 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 0.99% of MOTs against 0.30%.

In 7 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

Vauxhall Corsa E fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk3: 3.7% of MOTs against 0.22%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk3: 4.5% of MOTs against 0.08%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Steering Issues

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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.

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