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Audi A1 vs Ford Fiesta

Both are superminis. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Ford Fiesta is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 21.2% of the time, against 22.2% for the Audi A1.

Audi A1

22.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 173 of 239 · 51k miles at 7 · 223,852 tests

Ford Fiesta

21.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 162 of 239 · 51k miles at 7 · 1,110,523 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory13.8%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail6.2%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail3.1%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.0%

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brakeAdvisory1.4%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory1.3%

A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively wornAdvisory6.7%

Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail5.9%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory5.7%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory4.8%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory3.1%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail2.5%