Vauxhall MOT failure rates by model
Vauxhall cars fail 28.8% of MOT tests. Here is every Vauxhall model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Vauxhall cars?
Across 94,275,716 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 28.8% of Vauxhall cars fail. That is 3.1 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Vauxhall models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Tigr | 41.4% | 1,917 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Astramax | 41.1% | 6,925 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Sintra | 39.0% | 31,615 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Fronter | 38.4% | 1,506 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Cavalier | 37.0% | 792,072 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Calibra | 36.8% | 113,098 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Arena | 36.8% | 16,144 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Belmont | 36.1% | 10,669 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Nova | 36.0% | 166,702 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Midi | 35.5% | 18,680 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Brava | 35.2% | 90,423 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Rascal | 35.1% | 30,122 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Carlton | 34.0% | 54,497 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Frontera | 33.1% | 475,138 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Vectra | 32.8% | 7,615,447 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Tigra | 32.7% | 657,758 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Combo | 31.9% | 3,346,817 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Senator | 31.9% | 11,060 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Astravan | 31.8% | 681,108 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Movano | 31.2% | 1,089,621 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Corsavan | 31.1% | 244,096 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Monterey | 31.0% | 37,846 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Vivaro | 30.9% | 4,150,775 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Omega | 30.9% | 680,865 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Signum | 30.8% | 245,604 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 29.9% | 27,732,390 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Eagle | 29.6% | 1,496 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Zafira | 28.1% | 8,592,370 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Astra | 28.0% | 25,653,864 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Meriva | 27.6% | 2,877,802 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Antara | 27.2% | 373,512 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Chevette | 25.5% | 7,520 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Agila | 23.6% | 1,082,852 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Insig | 22.4% | 9,082 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Insignia | 22.2% | 3,347,326 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Hearse | 21.3% | 1,467 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Adam | 20.7% | 616,190 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Van | 20.7% | 1,628 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Ampera | 19.8% | 15,690 | Other |
| Vauxhall Vx220 | 19.6% | 30,930 | Lamps & electrical |
| Vauxhall Monaro | 19.2% | 12,753 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Victor | 18.8% | 7,006 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Mokka | 18.7% | 2,210,313 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Vivaro-E | 17.9% | 21,786 | Visibility/wipers |
| Vauxhall Cascada | 17.7% | 32,074 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Firenza | 17.2% | 1,189 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Cresta | 16.7% | 4,217 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Velox | 16.1% | 1,340 | Brakes |
| Vauxhall Vxr8 | 15.4% | 9,110 | Suspension |
| Vauxhall Combo-E | 15.4% | 3,198 | Visibility/wipers |
| Vauxhall Viva | 13.7% | 323,348 | Tyres |
| Vauxhall Grandland | 13.0% | 364,325 | Tyres |
| Vauxhall Crossland | 13.0% | 352,858 | Tyres |
| Vauxhall G-Land | 12.8% | 1,839 | Tyres |
Which Vauxhall fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Vauxhall Tigr has the highest failure rate at 41.4%, and the Vauxhall G-Land the lowest at 12.8%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
Compare another make
Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
| Make |
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain