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Audi A1 vs Toyota Yaris

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

The Toyota Yaris is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 18.2% 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

Toyota Yaris

18.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 112 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 323,618 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 suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory8.8%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory5.9%

A wheel bearing excessively roughAdvisory2.8%

A wheel bearing excessively roughFail2.5%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.5%

A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail1.8%