MOT comparison

Vauxhall Corsa D vs Toyota Yaris Mk2

How the Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4) (2006–2014) and the Toyota Yaris Mk2 (2005–2011) 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

Toyota Yaris Mk2

2,162,265

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2011

Passes more often in 14 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 Toyota Yaris Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 88.5% vs 93.3%

113,094 and 49,928 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 83.3% vs 90.6%

496,812 and 177,327 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 77.0% vs 86.8%

855,427 and 246,520 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 71.7% vs 82.2%

968,407 and 255,508 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 66.8% vs 77.4%

960,914 and 245,697 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 62.3% vs 72.5%

905,912 and 228,207 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 58.7% vs 68.0%

821,302 and 205,917 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 55.8% vs 64.0%

710,435 and 179,051 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 53.9% vs 60.8%

580,717 and 148,948 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 52.3% vs 58.2%

444,418 and 119,528 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 50.9% vs 55.6%

598,623 and 183,837 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 49.9% vs 53.3%

188,558 and 78,876 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.9% vs 51.7%

49,909 and 28,573 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 51.3%

12,841 and 9,824 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.6% vs 52.4%

4,954 and 4,524 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

Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk2: 3.9% of MOTs against 2.0%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View
Stop lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk2: 3.6% of MOTs against 1.7%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Rear shock absorber

Fails about 14 times as often as the Toyota Yaris Mk2: 0.87% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Toyota Yaris Mk2 fails more often on

Rear wheel bearing

Fails about 8 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.22%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands
Rear brake pipe

Fails over 20 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.05%.

In 11 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.