MOT comparison

Toyota Aygo Mk1 vs Ford Ka Mk2

How the Toyota Aygo Mk1 (2005–2014) and the Ford Ka Mk2 (2008–2016) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Toyota Aygo Mk1

1,733,722

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2014

Passes more often in 8 of 13 mileage bands

Ford Ka Mk2

1,562,734

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2016

Passes more often in 3 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Toyota Aygo Mk1 Ford Ka Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 91.8% vs 93.1%

54,770 and 63,146 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.4% vs 87.6%

168,560 and 195,671 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.4% vs 82.1%

230,213 and 247,624 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 80.0% vs 76.8%

239,140 and 237,523 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 75.2% vs 71.6%

222,026 and 209,503 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 70.2% vs 66.6%

195,487 and 176,753 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 65.5% vs 62.3%

165,767 and 141,344 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 61.3% vs 58.5%

134,431 and 105,446 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.6% vs 56.1%

104,064 and 74,083 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.9% vs 53.7%

76,872 and 47,917 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 51.3% vs 51.6%

101,445 and 50,033 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 48.3% vs 50.2%

32,256 and 11,240 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 48.0% vs 50.0%

8,691 and 2,451 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 Aygo Mk1 fails more often on

Headlamp aim

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Ka Mk2: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.73%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front brake disc

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Ford Ka Mk2: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.70%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear service brake

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Ka Mk2: 2.6% of MOTs against 0.74%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Ka Mk2 fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 4 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk1: 3.6% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 12 of 13 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Shock absorbers

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Aygo Mk1: 6.6% of MOTs against 0.43%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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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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