Used car comparisons
73 head-to-head comparisons built from the 2025 DVSA MOT record rather than opinion. Each one shows both cars' first-time pass rates, how they hold up with age, the mileage they arrive at test on and the areas testers write up most often. The UK average across all cars is 72.3%.
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Grouped by the kind of car. Pass rates are first-time MOT results from 2025.
Superminis
- Ford Fiesta vs Vauxhall Corsa 65.6% vs 64.6% MOT pass rate
- Ford Fiesta vs Volkswagen Polo 65.6% vs 67.4% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Corsa vs Volkswagen Polo 64.6% vs 67.4% MOT pass rate
- Ford Fiesta vs Renault Clio 65.6% vs 57% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Corsa vs Renault Clio 64.6% vs 57% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Polo vs SEAT Ibiza 67.4% vs 66% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Polo vs Škoda Fabia 67.4% vs 70.6% MOT pass rate
- SEAT Ibiza vs Škoda Fabia 66% vs 70.6% MOT pass rate
- Toyota Yaris vs Honda Jazz 72.4% vs 74.4% MOT pass rate
- Ford Fiesta vs Toyota Yaris 65.6% vs 72.4% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 208 vs Vauxhall Corsa 70.5% vs 64.6% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 208 vs Renault Clio 70.5% vs 57% MOT pass rate
- Citroën C3 vs Peugeot 208 65.2% vs 70.5% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai i20 vs Kia Rio 72.6% vs 70.3% MOT pass rate
- Suzuki Swift vs Toyota Yaris 72.3% vs 72.4% MOT pass rate
- Fiat 500 vs MINI Hatch 68.1% vs 75.9% MOT pass rate
- Dacia Sandero vs Škoda Fabia 69.1% vs 70.6% MOT pass rate
City cars
Family hatchbacks
- Ford Focus vs Vauxhall Astra 68% vs 65.8% MOT pass rate
- Ford Focus vs Volkswagen Golf 68% vs 75.1% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs Vauxhall Astra 75.1% vs 65.8% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs Audi A3 75.1% vs 75.9% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs Škoda Octavia 75.1% vs 75.8% MOT pass rate
- Škoda Octavia vs SEAT Leon 75.8% vs 75.8% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs SEAT Leon 75.1% vs 75.8% MOT pass rate
- Ford Focus vs Toyota Corolla 68% vs 78.6% MOT pass rate
- Honda Civic vs Toyota Corolla 67.1% vs 78.6% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai i30 vs Kia Ceed 64.7% vs 68.2% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 308 vs Ford Focus 64.4% vs 68% MOT pass rate
- Renault Megane vs Ford Focus 55.4% vs 68% MOT pass rate
- Toyota Auris vs Toyota Corolla 71.9% vs 78.6% MOT pass rate
Premium hatchbacks
Saloons
Executive
Family SUVs
- Nissan Qashqai vs Hyundai Tucson 69% vs 83.1% MOT pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai vs Kia Sportage 69% vs 77.1% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai Tucson vs Kia Sportage 83.1% vs 77.1% MOT pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai vs Ford Kuga 69% vs 79.4% MOT pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai vs Volkswagen Tiguan 69% vs 81.4% MOT pass rate
- Ford Kuga vs Volkswagen Tiguan 79.4% vs 81.4% MOT pass rate
- Škoda Karoq vs Volkswagen Tiguan 89% vs 81.4% MOT pass rate
- Mazda CX-5 vs Toyota RAV4 80.5% vs 77.6% MOT pass rate
- Toyota RAV4 vs Honda CR-V 77.6% vs 74.4% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 3008 vs Nissan Qashqai 71.2% vs 69% MOT pass rate
Small SUVs
- Nissan Juke vs Renault Captur 69.8% vs 76.1% MOT pass rate
- Renault Captur vs Peugeot 2008 76.1% vs 74.1% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Mokka vs Nissan Juke 69.2% vs 69.8% MOT pass rate
- Toyota C-HR vs Nissan Juke 86% vs 69.8% MOT pass rate
- Dacia Duster vs Suzuki Vitara 71.1% vs 84.5% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen T-Roc vs SEAT Arona 90.8% vs 84.2% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai Kona vs Kia Niro 86.3% vs 87.7% MOT pass rate
Premium SUVs
People carriers
Pickups
Vans
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.