MOT comparison

Volkswagen Golf Mk8 vs Toyota Corolla Mk12

How the Volkswagen Golf Mk8 (2019–2026) and the Toyota Corolla Mk12 (E210) (2018–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Volkswagen Golf Mk8

318,623

MOT tests compared · built 2019–2026

Passes more often in 2 of 11 mileage bands

Toyota Corolla Mk12 (E210)

264,683

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 5 of 11 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Golf Mk8 Toyota Corolla Mk12

Under 10,000 miles 96.2% vs 96.4%

12,211 and 14,603 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.8% vs 93.1%

55,437 and 41,032 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 91.9% vs 90.7%

79,726 and 51,620 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 90.5% vs 89.5%

67,409 and 43,475 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 89.1% vs 88.3%

45,266 and 32,658 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 87.3% vs 88.1%

27,022 and 23,393 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 85.5% vs 87.9%

15,128 and 16,927 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 83.6% vs 87.2%

8,088 and 12,619 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 83.4% vs 88.0%

4,247 and 9,412 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 82.2% vs 87.9%

2,214 and 7,242 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 82.2% vs 86.8%

1,875 and 11,702 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

Volkswagen Golf Mk8 fails more often on

Shock absorbers

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.08%.

In 8 of 11 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Rear brake pad

Fails about 6 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.21%.

In 6 of 11 mileage bands · Braking System
Engine management light

Fails over 20 times as often as the Toyota Corolla Mk12: 0.63% of MOTs against 0.01%.

In 6 of 11 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Toyota Corolla Mk12 fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk8: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.63%.

In 7 of 11 mileage bands · Driver's View

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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.