MOT comparison

Vauxhall Mokka Mk1 vs Renault Captur Mk1

How the Vauxhall Mokka Mk1 (Mokka/Mokka X) (2012–2020) and the Renault Captur Mk1 (2013–2019) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Mokka Mk1 (Mokka/Mokka X)

1,738,528

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2020

Passes more often in 5 of 13 mileage bands

Renault Captur Mk1

1,010,446

MOT tests compared · built 2013–2019

Passes more often in 5 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Mokka Mk1 Renault Captur Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 94.2% vs 93.2%

41,824 and 29,153 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.1% vs 89.5%

175,348 and 121,554 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.7% vs 85.5%

276,920 and 181,628 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 81.6% vs 81.9%

290,983 and 177,360 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 76.3% vs 77.9%

257,352 and 148,595 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 71.4% vs 73.8%

208,551 and 114,759 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 67.1% vs 69.8%

159,062 and 83,379 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 63.8% vs 66.1%

114,962 and 57,649 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 61.3% vs 62.9%

79,341 and 38,289 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 59.5% vs 59.7%

51,916 and 24,106 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 57.8% vs 56.6%

59,891 and 25,647 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 56.9% vs 53.2%

17,680 and 6,711 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 56.2% vs 55.9%

4,698 and 1,616 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 Mokka Mk1 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about 3 times as often as the Renault Captur Mk1: 3.7% of MOTs against 1.5%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Rear brake pad

Fails over 20 times as often as the Renault Captur Mk1: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Front track rod end

Fails about 5 times as often as the Renault Captur Mk1: 4.0% of MOTs against 0.77%.

In 9 of 13 mileage bands · Steering Issues

Renault Captur Mk1 fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about 12 times as often as the Vauxhall Mokka Mk1: 3.0% of MOTs against 0.24%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands
Front ball joint

Fails about 4 times as often as the Vauxhall Mokka Mk1: 4.2% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 9 of 13 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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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.

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