Vauxhall Cavalier MOT pass rate by year
How the Vauxhall Cavalier's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1983 to 1996, across the DVSA record.
What is the Vauxhall Cavalier MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Vauxhall Cavalier 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 Cavalier averages 37.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 72.0% | 28.0% | 1,309 |
| 1984 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 1,556 |
| 1985 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 2,121 |
| 1986 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 4,621 |
| 1987 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 4,842 |
| 1988 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 6,406 |
| 1989 | 62.4% | 37.6% | 16,328 |
| 1990 | 61.0% | 39.0% | 28,291 |
| 1991 | 60.5% | 39.5% | 38,244 |
| 1992 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 68,437 |
| 1993 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 168,390 |
| 1994 | 62.8% | 37.2% | 224,453 |
| 1995 | 64.4% | 35.6% | 220,223 |
| 1996 | 65.4% | 34.6% | 1,884 |
Does age change how often a Vauxhall Cavalier fails?
Older Vauxhall Cavaliers fail more often, as expected. The 1983 cars fail 28.0% of tests against 34.6% for the 1996. Across every year the model averages 37.0%. The 1992 is the weakest year at 40.0%, and the 1983 the strongest at 28.0%.
More on the Vauxhall Cavalier
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Vauxhall Cavalier: 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