MOT comparison

Toyota Yaris Mk2 vs Nissan Micra K12

How the Toyota Yaris Mk2 (2005–2011) and the Nissan Micra K12 (2002–2010) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Toyota Yaris Mk2

2,162,265

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2011

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

Nissan Micra K12

3,198,992

MOT tests compared · built 2002–2010

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Toyota Yaris Mk2 Nissan Micra K12

Under 10,000 miles 93.3% vs 92.0%

49,928 and 99,204 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.6% vs 88.5%

177,327 and 309,412 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.8% vs 82.9%

246,520 and 409,968 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.2% vs 76.6%

255,508 and 410,727 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 77.4% vs 70.0%

245,697 and 382,482 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 72.5% vs 63.8%

228,207 and 345,578 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 68.0% vs 58.8%

205,917 and 300,476 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 64.0% vs 55.0%

179,051 and 252,020 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 60.8% vs 52.0%

148,948 and 202,849 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 58.2% vs 49.6%

119,528 and 155,527 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 55.6% vs 47.3%

183,837 and 218,688 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 53.3% vs 45.0%

78,876 and 78,571 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 51.7% vs 44.0%

28,573 and 23,886 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 51.3% vs 42.8%

9,824 and 6,870 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 52.4% vs 43.2%

4,524 and 2,734 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 Yaris Mk2 fails more often on

Rear brake pipe

Fails about 4 times as often as the Nissan Micra K12: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear suspension component mounting

Fails about 3 times as often as the Nissan Micra K12: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.54%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front service brake

Fails about twice as often as the Nissan Micra K12: 0.94% of MOTs against 0.43%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System

Nissan Micra K12 fails more often on

Headlamp aim

Fails about 3 times as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk2: 4.7% of MOTs against 1.5%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Rear direction indicator

Fails about 14 times as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk2: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.19%.

In 13 of 15 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.