Where each one leads
SEAT Ibiza
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Toyota iQ
- Against cars of the same age, the Toyota iQ comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 23% more often than average) than the SEAT Ibiza (passes 8% less often than average).
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| SEAT Ibiza | Toyota iQ | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,261,439 (2010–2022) | 43,782 (2010–2018) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 215,022 | 16,207 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 83,550 | 3,139 |
| In traffic in Finland | 6,350 | 240 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| SEAT Ibiza | Toyota iQ | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 66% | 77% |
| … against cars of the same age | −8% | +23% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.0% | 2.9% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| SEAT Ibiza | Toyota iQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.1 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 121 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 75 kW (100 hp) | 50 kW (67 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,169 kg | 973 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €17,951 | €15,203 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 152,000 km | 144,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).