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Ford Fiesta 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 21.2% for the Ford Fiesta.

Ford Fiesta

21.2%

fail at age 7

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

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%