MOT comparison

Vauxhall Corsa E vs Hyundai i20 Mk2

How the Vauxhall Corsa E (Mk5) (2014–2019) and the Hyundai i20 Mk2 (GB) (2014–2020) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Corsa E (Mk5)

2,324,853

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2019

Passes more often in 0 of 12 mileage bands

Hyundai i20 Mk2 (GB)

416,788

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2020

Passes more often in 12 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Corsa E Hyundai i20 Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 88.9% vs 93.4%

88,975 and 18,613 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.9% vs 92.1%

315,447 and 64,370 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 80.5% vs 89.3%

432,280 and 82,819 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 77.4% vs 86.5%

405,089 and 74,403 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 74.4% vs 83.6%

332,347 and 57,895 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 71.0% vs 80.7%

252,812 and 42,047 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 67.9% vs 77.9%

180,917 and 29,275 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 65.2% vs 75.6%

123,062 and 18,725 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 63.1% vs 73.2%

79,349 and 11,913 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 61.7% vs 72.9%

49,088 and 7,245 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 60.6% vs 69.8%

51,630 and 7,501 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 61.2% vs 66.9%

13,857 and 1,982 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 E fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Hyundai i20 Mk2: 3.7% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 12 of 12 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Hyundai i20 Mk2: 4.4% of MOTs against 0.13%.

In 11 of 12 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Engine management light

Fails about 3 times as often as the Hyundai i20 Mk2: 2.8% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Hyundai i20 Mk2 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 6 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.31%.

In 9 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Side repeater

Fails about 9 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa E: 1.0% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 8 of 12 mileage bands

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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.