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Ford Ka vs Toyota Aygo

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

The Toyota Aygo is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 15.3% of the time, against 19.6% for the Ford Ka.

Ford Ka

19.6%

fail at age 7

Rank 140 of 239 · 40k miles at 7 · 147,947 tests

Toyota Aygo

15.3%

fail at age 7

Rank 64 of 239 · 41k miles at 7 · 226,351 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 wornAdvisory7.3%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory7.0%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory6.6%

Exhaust system leaking or insecureAdvisory3.1%

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free playAdvisory2.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail2.4%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory20.3%

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory3.1%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory2.6%

A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mountingAdvisory2.6%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory2.0%

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brakeAdvisory1.3%