Vauxhall Astra MOT pass rate by year
How the Vauxhall Astra's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1983 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Vauxhall Astra MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Vauxhall Astra model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Vauxhall Astra averages 28.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 1,898 |
| 1984 | 71.2% | 28.8% | 2,129 |
| 1985 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 1,704 |
| 1986 | 64.4% | 35.6% | 2,239 |
| 1987 | 64.9% | 35.1% | 5,721 |
| 1988 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 8,477 |
| 1989 | 63.4% | 36.6% | 17,335 |
| 1990 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 25,409 |
| 1991 | 61.8% | 38.2% | 41,189 |
| 1992 | 61.7% | 38.3% | 110,629 |
| 1993 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 266,275 |
| 1994 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 337,995 |
| 1995 | 64.2% | 35.8% | 472,903 |
| 1996 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 477,829 |
| 1997 | 65.1% | 34.9% | 645,679 |
| 1998 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 740,240 |
| 1999 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 1,019,796 |
| 2000 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 1,211,989 |
| 2001 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 1,410,819 |
| 2002 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 1,643,129 |
| 2003 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 1,652,000 |
| 2004 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 1,344,413 |
| 2005 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 1,687,244 |
| 2006 | 72.1% | 27.9% | 1,670,246 |
| 2007 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 1,907,685 |
| 2008 | 73.1% | 26.9% | 1,478,939 |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 27.0% | 1,078,662 |
| 2010 | 75.5% | 24.5% | 1,200,377 |
| 2011 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 892,369 |
| 2012 | 77.1% | 22.9% | 857,255 |
| 2013 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 835,773 |
| 2014 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 668,247 |
| 2015 | 80.1% | 19.9% | 523,001 |
| 2016 | 83.3% | 16.7% | 520,348 |
| 2017 | 85.0% | 15.0% | 383,608 |
| 2018 | 85.2% | 14.8% | 201,518 |
| 2019 | 86.3% | 13.7% | 116,487 |
| 2020 | 86.9% | 13.1% | 26,631 |
| 2021 | 88.0% | 12.0% | 18,491 |
| 2022 | 90.3% | 9.7% | 5,158 |
| 2023 | 90.4% | 9.6% | 3,308 |
Does age change how often a Vauxhall Astra fails?
Older Vauxhall Astras fail more often, as expected. The 1983 cars fail 31.2% of tests against 9.6% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 28.0%. The 1992 is the weakest year at 38.3%, and the 2023 the strongest at 9.6%.
More on the Vauxhall Astra
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Vauxhall Astra: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Vauxhall models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain