2025 DVSA data
Used car comparisons
73 head-to-head comparisons built from the DVSA MOT record rather than opinion. Each one shows both cars' first-time pass rates, how they hold up as they age, the mileage they arrive at test on and the areas testers write up most often. The UK average across all cars is 77.3%.
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Superminis
- Ford Fiesta vs Vauxhall Corsa 72.78% vs 71.57% MOT pass rate
- Ford Fiesta vs Volkswagen Polo 72.78% vs 73.12% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Corsa vs Volkswagen Polo 71.57% vs 73.12% MOT pass rate
- Ford Fiesta vs Renault Clio 72.78% vs 62.96% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Corsa vs Renault Clio 71.57% vs 62.96% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Polo vs SEAT Ibiza 73.12% vs 71.81% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Polo vs Skoda Fabia 73.12% vs 75.71% MOT pass rate
- SEAT Ibiza vs Skoda Fabia 71.81% vs 75.71% MOT pass rate
- Toyota Yaris vs Honda Jazz 80.34% vs 80.64% MOT pass rate
- Ford Fiesta vs Toyota Yaris 72.78% vs 80.34% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 208 vs Vauxhall Corsa 74.05% vs 71.57% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 208 vs Renault Clio 74.05% vs 62.96% MOT pass rate
- Citroen C3 vs Peugeot 208 74.75% vs 74.05% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai I20 vs Kia RIO 79.17% vs 75.84% MOT pass rate
- Suzuki Swift vs Toyota Yaris 79.46% vs 80.34% MOT pass rate
- Fiat 500 vs MINI Cooper 70.89% vs 87.98% MOT pass rate
- Dacia Sandero vs Skoda Fabia 75.9% vs 75.71% MOT pass rate
City cars
- Hyundai I10 vs Kia Picanto 79.04% vs 76.85% MOT pass rate
- Toyota Aygo vs Citroen C1 81.42% vs 75.28% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen UP vs Toyota Aygo 84.36% vs 81.42% MOT pass rate
- Ford KA vs Fiat 500 72.11% vs 70.89% MOT pass rate
Family hatchbacks
- Ford Focus vs Vauxhall Astra 74.62% vs 72.34% MOT pass rate
- Ford Focus vs Volkswagen Golf 74.62% vs 79.21% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs Vauxhall Astra 79.21% vs 72.34% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs Audi A3 79.21% vs 79.9% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs Skoda Octavia 79.21% vs 79.8% MOT pass rate
- Skoda Octavia vs SEAT Leon 79.8% vs 79.74% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Golf vs SEAT Leon 79.21% vs 79.74% MOT pass rate
- Ford Focus vs Toyota Corolla 74.62% vs 84.79% MOT pass rate
- Honda Civic vs Toyota Corolla 74.32% vs 84.79% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai I30 vs Kia Ceed 71.21% vs 73.58% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 308 vs Ford Focus 69.7% vs 74.62% MOT pass rate
- Renault Megane vs Ford Focus 62.2% vs 74.62% MOT pass rate
- Toyota Auris vs Toyota Corolla 80.35% vs 84.79% MOT pass rate
Premium hatchbacks
- Audi A3 vs BMW 1 Series 79.9% vs 81.74% MOT pass rate
- Audi A3 vs Mercedes-Benz A-Class 79.9% vs 77.86% MOT pass rate
- BMW 1 Series vs Mercedes-Benz A-Class 81.74% vs 77.86% MOT pass rate
Saloons
- BMW 3 Series vs Audi A4 77.74% vs 77.09% MOT pass rate
- Audi A4 vs Volkswagen Passat 77.09% vs 75.9% MOT pass rate
- Ford Mondeo vs Vauxhall Insignia 73.09% vs 73.17% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen Passat vs Ford Mondeo 75.9% vs 73.09% MOT pass rate
- Skoda Superb vs Volkswagen Passat 80.63% vs 75.9% MOT pass rate
Executive
- Audi A6 vs BMW 5 Series 83.04% vs 85.67% MOT pass rate
- Jaguar XF vs BMW 5 Series 78.03% vs 85.67% MOT pass rate
Family SUVs
- Nissan Qashqai vs Hyundai Tucson 73.5% vs 85.88% MOT pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai vs Kia Sportage 73.5% vs 80.57% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai Tucson vs Kia Sportage 85.88% vs 80.57% MOT pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai vs Ford Kuga 73.5% vs 83.58% MOT pass rate
- Nissan Qashqai vs Volkswagen Tiguan 73.5% vs 83.85% MOT pass rate
- Ford Kuga vs Volkswagen Tiguan 83.58% vs 83.85% MOT pass rate
- Skoda Karoq vs Volkswagen Tiguan 90.93% vs 83.85% MOT pass rate
- Mazda CX-5 vs Toyota RAV4 83.22% vs 85.16% MOT pass rate
- Toyota RAV4 vs Honda CR-V 85.16% vs 80.06% MOT pass rate
- Peugeot 3008 vs Nissan Qashqai 73.64% vs 73.5% MOT pass rate
Small SUVs
- Nissan Juke vs Renault Captur 74.48% vs 79.84% MOT pass rate
- Renault Captur vs Peugeot 2008 79.84% vs 74.87% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Mokka vs Nissan Juke 74.37% vs 74.48% MOT pass rate
- Toyota C-HR vs Nissan Juke 90.73% vs 74.48% MOT pass rate
- Dacia Duster vs Suzuki Vitara 78.87% vs 89.5% MOT pass rate
- Volkswagen T-ROC vs SEAT Arona 92.71% vs 86.16% MOT pass rate
- Hyundai Kona vs Kia Niro 89.77% vs 91.13% MOT pass rate
Premium SUVs
- BMW X1 vs Audi Q3 85.23% vs 84.17% MOT pass rate
- Audi Q5 vs BMW X3 86.09% vs 84.47% MOT pass rate
- Volvo XC40 vs BMW X1 91.46% vs 85.23% MOT pass rate
- Mercedes-Benz GLA vs BMW X1 85.48% vs 85.23% MOT pass rate
Seven seaters
- Ford S-MAX vs Volkswagen Touran 70.33% vs 73.22% MOT pass rate
People carriers
- Vauxhall Zafira vs Ford C-MAX 69.21% vs 74.21% MOT pass rate
Pickups
- Ford Ranger vs Toyota Hilux 77.42% vs 75.73% MOT pass rate
- Ford Ranger vs Mitsubishi L200 77.42% vs 74.68% MOT pass rate
Vans
- Volkswagen Transporter vs Ford Transit 72.88% vs 74.63% MOT pass rate
- Citroen Berlingo vs Peugeot Partner 69.15% vs 71.88% MOT pass rate
- Vauxhall Combo vs Volkswagen Caddy 70.63% vs 74.05% MOT pass rate
Hybrids
- Toyota Prius vs Hyundai Ioniq 86.68% vs 90.39% MOT pass rate
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MOT figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.