Ford EcoSport vs Renault Captur

On MOT-testable defects the Ford EcoSport comes out ahead: 11.9% of its tests record a failure against 14.5% for the Renault Captur, a 2.6-point gap. The biggest single difference is suspension, where the Captur records failures noticeably more often.

11.9%
EcoSport fail rate
14.5%
Captur fail rate
2.6pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricFord EcoSportRenault Captur
MOT tests analysed526,132822,102
Pass rate88.1%85.5%
Fail rate11.9%14.5%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Ford EcoSport 11.9% Renault Captur 14.5%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryEcoSportCaptur
Suspension0.0%5.7%
Lighting & signalling8.5%4.2%
Emissions & environmental1.5%0.0%
Visibility2.9%3.5%
Tyres4.3%4.8%
Brakes3.8%3.9%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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