MOT comparison

Toyota Avensis Mk3 vs Ford Mondeo Mk4

How the Toyota Avensis Mk3 (T270) (2009–2018) and the Ford Mondeo Mk4 (2007–2014) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Toyota Avensis Mk3 (T270)

436,975

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2018

Passes more often in 17 of 17 mileage bands

Ford Mondeo Mk4

1,858,711

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2014

Passes more often in 0 of 17 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Toyota Avensis Mk3 Ford Mondeo Mk4

Under 10,000 miles 96.4% vs 90.8%

3,064 and 5,295 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.7% vs 89.9%

12,143 and 28,435 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 90.6% vs 87.5%

26,237 and 67,891 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.0% vs 84.2%

34,971 and 101,576 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 85.8% vs 80.8%

38,097 and 123,197 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 83.5% vs 77.8%

38,444 and 136,478 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 81.4% vs 74.6%

36,911 and 144,923 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 79.2% vs 71.8%

34,539 and 149,631 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 76.7% vs 69.0%

31,652 and 149,795 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 74.6% vs 66.8%

28,229 and 145,380 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 72.7% vs 63.9%

54,814 and 319,293 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 70.8% vs 60.9%

36,325 and 225,513 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 68.5% vs 59.3%

23,715 and 132,918 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 67.4% vs 58.1%

15,101 and 67,148 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 66.2% vs 58.0%

15,082 and 46,368 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 63.7% vs 59.7%

5,716 and 11,435 MOTs

300,000–350,000 miles 61.8% vs 59.8%

1,935 and 3,435 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

Toyota Avensis Mk3 fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Mondeo Mk4: 0.95% of MOTs against 0.29%.

In 12 of 17 mileage bands

Ford Mondeo Mk4 fails more often on

Tyre

Fails about twice as often as the Toyota Avensis Mk3: 8.4% of MOTs against 4.5%.

In 16 of 17 mileage bands · Tyre Wear & Damage
Stop lamp

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Avensis Mk3: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 16 of 17 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.