MOT comparison

Toyota Corolla Mk12 vs Ford Focus Mk4

How the Toyota Corolla Mk12 (E210) (2018–2026) and the Ford Focus Mk4 (2018–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Toyota Corolla Mk12 (E210)

271,376

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 12 of 12 mileage bands

Ford Focus Mk4

532,912

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Toyota Corolla Mk12 Ford Focus Mk4

Under 10,000 miles 96.4% vs 94.1%

14,603 and 24,041 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.1% vs 91.9%

41,032 and 90,359 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 90.7% vs 88.7%

51,620 and 119,646 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 89.5% vs 85.7%

43,475 and 102,452 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 88.3% vs 83.0%

32,658 and 75,628 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 88.1% vs 80.6%

23,393 and 49,748 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 87.9% vs 78.9%

16,927 and 30,352 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 87.2% vs 77.1%

12,619 and 17,849 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 88.0% vs 75.1%

9,412 and 10,122 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 87.9% vs 74.5%

7,242 and 5,716 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 86.8% vs 73.8%

11,702 and 5,558 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 87.0% vs 75.8%

6,693 and 1,441 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 Corolla Mk12 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 5 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk4: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 8 of 12 mileage bands · Driver's View

Ford Focus Mk4 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 9 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.28%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Engine management light

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

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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.