MOT comparison

Vauxhall Corsa D vs Skoda Fabia Mk2

How the Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4) (2006–2014) and the Skoda Fabia Mk2 (2007–2014) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4)

7,712,323

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Skoda Fabia Mk2

1,354,225

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2014

Passes more often in 13 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Corsa D Skoda Fabia Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 88.5% vs 92.9%

113,094 and 26,825 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 83.3% vs 89.4%

496,812 and 104,825 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 77.0% vs 85.6%

855,427 and 158,548 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 71.7% vs 82.2%

968,407 and 167,581 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 66.8% vs 78.4%

960,914 and 159,080 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 62.3% vs 74.6%

905,912 and 144,361 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 58.7% vs 71.1%

821,302 and 127,007 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 55.8% vs 67.0%

710,435 and 108,926 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 53.9% vs 63.8%

580,717 and 90,682 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 52.3% vs 60.6%

444,418 and 72,783 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 50.9% vs 57.1%

598,623 and 115,145 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 49.9% vs 53.7%

188,558 and 50,265 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.9% vs 51.1%

49,909 and 18,776 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 49.8%

12,841 and 6,529 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.6% vs 50.7%

4,954 and 2,892 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

Vauxhall Corsa D fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk2: 5.8% of MOTs against 1.6%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk2: 3.9% of MOTs against 1.4%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View
Rear shock absorber

Fails about 10 times as often as the Skoda Fabia Mk2: 0.87% of MOTs against 0.08%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Skoda Fabia Mk2 fails more often on

Rear brakes

Fails about 5 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 2.8% of MOTs against 0.56%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Parking brake

Fails about 3 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 6.0% of MOTs against 1.8%.

In 10 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System

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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.