UK MOT Reliability Index · 2022 to 2024

The most reliable city cars

The most reliable city car in the UK on MOT results is the Toyota iQ, with 29% fewer MOT fails than the average car its age and mileage. 43 models ranked from 7,436,532 DVSA MOT tests (2022 to 2024).

Every city car, most reliable first

Ranked against cars of the same age and mileage: a fair fight between a new model and an old one.

Models ranked by MOT reliability against cars of the same age and mileage
#	Model	Tests	Fail rate	Against same-age cars
1	Toyota iQCity car	57,294	23%	29% fewer fails
2	Suzuki CelerioCity car	88,170	14.6%	8% fewer fails
3	Volkswagen up!City car	392,297	18.8%	7% fewer fails
4	Perodua MyviCity car	7,150	30.3%	6% fewer fails
5	Skoda CitigoCity car	162,809	18.8%	5% fewer fails
6	Abarth 500City car	19,364	29.9%	2% fewer fails
7	Mitsubishi MirageCity car	32,255	18.1%	2% fewer fails
8	Smart Fortwo CabrioletCity car	14,865	33.5%	1% fewer fails
9	SEAT MiiCity car	56,123	21.4%	0% fewer fails
10	Volkswagen LupoCity car	23,320	39.8%	1% more fails
11	Vauxhall VivaCity car	122,261	15.6%	2% more fails
12	Daihatsu SirionCity car	22,541	37.8%	2% more fails
13	Smart Fortwo CoupeCity car	62,920	34.8%	2% more fails
14	Toyota AygoCity car	728,071	24.5%	2% more fails
15	Peugeot 108City car	224,987	17.3%	3% more fails
16	Smart FortwoCity car	102,211	20.8%	7% more fails
17	Peugeot 107City car	387,099	35.9%	8% more fails
18	Citroën C1City car	527,399	29.7%	9% more fails
19	SEAT ArosaCity car	8,252	42.1%	9% more fails
20	Smart City CoupeCity car	16,583	41.1%	10% more fails
21	Peugeot 1007City car	8,222	41%	11% more fails
22	Nissan PixoCity car	40,066	34.5%	11% more fails
23	Abarth 595City car	64,584	18.6%	16% more fails
24	Abarth 595CCity car	5,965	15.1%	16% more fails
25	Vauxhall AgilaCity car	122,339	37.4%	18% more fails
26	Hyundai i10City car	728,181	26.2%	19% more fails
27	Citroën C2City car	46,646	47.7%	19% more fails
28	Suzuki AltoCity car	165,485	33.4%	20% more fails
29	Fiat PandaCity car	302,003	35.2%	22% more fails
30	Ford KaCity car	623,813	32.8%	23% more fails
31	Hyundai AmicaCity car	21,765	43%	23% more fails
32	Volkswagen FoxCity car	93,259	47.2%	24% more fails
33	Kia PicantoCity car	548,621	29.3%	27% more fails
34	Fiat 500CCity car	72,140	31.5%	27% more fails
35	Fiat 500City car	1,049,721	31%	28% more fails
36	Chrysler YpsilonCity car	16,461	36.3%	29% more fails
37	Smart ForfourCity car	81,951	25.6%	30% more fails
38	Vauxhall AdamCity car	203,754	27.2%	32% more fails
39	Renault TwingoCity car	82,265	36.6%	33% more fails
40	Mitsubishi Space StarCity car	6,088	55%	34% more fails
41	Fiat SeicentoCity car	5,715	46.7%	35% more fails
42	Chevrolet SparkCity car	51,224	44.8%	46% more fails
43	Chevrolet MatizCity car	40,293	49.4%	50% more fails

All segments: UK MOT Reliability Index. Method: how we rank.

Questions

What is the most reliable city car?

The most reliable city car in the UK on MOT results is the Toyota iQ, with 29% fewer MOT fails than the average car its age and mileage. 43 models ranked from 7,436,532 DVSA MOT tests (2022 to 2024).

Which city car is least reliable?

Among models with 20,000+ tests, the Chevrolet Matiz (50% more MOT fails than the average car its age).

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