Vauxhall MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Vauxhall in Great Britain in 2025 — 2,816,986 tests, covering Vauxhall's cars and its car-derived vans and pickups. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Vauxhall pass rate 2025
65.8%
6.5 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Vauxhall class-4 vehicles, vans included; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
2,816,986
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
21
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
8.3%
of Vauxhall first tests; national 7.3%

How many Vauxhall cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 2,951,526 Vauxhall cars that were taxed or on SORN: 2,606,723 taxed and 344,803 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 88.3% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 58 named Vauxhall car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 2,172 taxed Vauxhall cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures, whereas the MOT figures above include Vauxhall's car-derived vans and pickups. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
2,606,723
88.3% of the 2,951,526 Vauxhall cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
344,803
declared off the road by their keepers — 11.7% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Vauxhall cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Vauxhall vs all cars, 2025.

VauxhallAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Vauxhall, vehicle age 3: 85.5%Vauxhall, vehicle age 4: 82.2%Vauxhall, vehicle age 5: 83.1%Vauxhall, vehicle age 6: 79.7%Vauxhall, vehicle age 7: 74.3%Vauxhall, vehicle age 8: 71.2%Vauxhall, vehicle age 9: 67.6%Vauxhall, vehicle age 10: 64.3%Vauxhall, vehicle age 11: 61.9%Vauxhall, vehicle age 12: 61.3%Vauxhall, vehicle age 13: 59.7%Vauxhall, vehicle age 14: 58.5%Vauxhall, vehicle age 15: 56.3%Vauxhall, vehicle age 16: 54.3%Vauxhall, vehicle age 17: 53%Vauxhall, vehicle age 18: 52.2%Vauxhall, vehicle age 19: 51.2%Vauxhall, vehicle age 20: 51.9%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Vauxhall 51.9%
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Age (years)Vauxhall testsVauxhall pass rateAll cars
3100,02185.5%88.5%
4111,33882.2%87.2%
5113,45083.1%86.0%
6178,10579.7%83.5%
7186,03074.3%80.9%
8201,68471.2%78.2%
9258,17667.6%74.9%
10269,01964.3%71.9%
11247,33561.9%68.6%
12217,77361.3%65.8%
13175,20359.7%63.5%
14156,59858.5%61.2%
15135,68156.3%59.3%
16104,49654.3%58.3%
17103,52653.0%57.2%
1887,41352.2%57.4%
1954,88851.2%57.0%
2036,87751.9%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Vauxhall's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Vauxhall beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Vauxhall behind
-8-4+0+4+8Age 3: -3.0 points vs the average car3Age 4: -5.0 points vs the average carAge 5: -2.9 points vs the average car5Age 6: -3.8 points vs the average carAge 7: -6.6 points vs the average car7Age 8: -7.0 points vs the average carAge 9: -7.3 points vs the average car9Age 10: -7.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -6.7 points vs the average car11Age 12: -4.5 points vs the average carAge 13: -3.8 points vs the average car13Age 14: -2.7 points vs the average carAge 15: -3.0 points vs the average car15Age 16: -4.0 points vs the average carAge 17: -4.2 points vs the average car17Age 18: -5.2 points vs the average carAge 19: -5.8 points vs the average car19Age 20: -5.7 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-3.0
4-5.0
5-2.9
6-3.8
7-6.6
8-7.0
9-7.3
10-7.6
11-6.7
12-4.5
13-3.8
14-2.7
15-3.0
16-4.0
17-4.2
18-5.2
19-5.8
20-5.7

The Vauxhall fleet on the road, by age

How many Vauxhall cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Vauxhall fleet still in use.

075k150k225k300kAge 3: 100k3Age 4: 111kAge 5: 113k5Age 6: 178kAge 7: 186k7Age 8: 201kAge 9: 258k9Age 10: 269kAge 11: 247k11Age 12: 217kAge 13: 175k13Age 14: 156kAge 15: 135k15Age 16: 104kAge 17: 103k17Age 18: 87kAge 19: 54k19Age 20: 36k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
3100,021
4111,338
5113,450
6178,105
7186,030
8201,684
9258,176
10269,019
11247,335
12217,773
13175,203
14156,598
15135,681
16104,496
17103,526
1887,413
1954,888
2036,877

What a Vauxhall fails on

Where the failure items land when a Vauxhall fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Vauxhall's.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.6%
Suspension22.3%
Brakes14.9%
Tyres11.3%
Visibility8.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.0%
Body, chassis, structure5.5%
Steering5.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a Vauxhall, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 28.9% of advisories28.9%Brakes: 24.4% of advisories24.4%Suspension: 22.5% of advisories22.5%Noise, emissions and leaks: 7.8% of advisories7.8%Non-component advisories: 5.4% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.4% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres28.9%
Brakes24.4%
Suspension22.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.8%
Non-component advisories5.4%
Body, chassis, structure4.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Vauxhall?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 67.1% of 1,928,132 tests67.1%Petrol1,928,132 testsDiesel: 62.3% of 860,099 tests62.3%Diesel860,099 testsElectric: 81.4% of 24,843 tests81.4%Electric24,843 testsHybrid electric: 81.8% of 3,543 tests81.8%Hybrid3,543 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol1,928,13267.1%
Diesel860,09962.3%
Electric24,84381.4%
Hybrid electric3,54381.8%

What mileage is normal for a Vauxhall?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Vauxhall class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Vauxhall; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Vauxhall (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–33,750)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–46,250)Age 5: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 26,250–53,750)Age 6: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–58,750)Age 7: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 8: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 9: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 46,250–86,250)Age 10: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 53,750–96,250)Age 11: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 58,750–103,750)Age 12: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–111,250)Age 13: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–116,250)Age 14: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 73,750–121,250)Age 15: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 73,750–121,250)Age 16: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 73,750–121,250)Age 17: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 78,750–128,750)Age 18: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 81,250–131,250)Age 19: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 78,750–133,750)Age 20: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 76,250–133,750)103k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25033,750
421,25031,25046,250
526,25038,75053,750
628,75041,25058,750
736,25048,75066,250
841,25058,75078,750
946,25066,25086,250
1053,75073,75096,250
1158,75081,250103,750
1266,25086,250111,250
1368,75091,250116,250
1473,75096,250121,250
1573,75096,250121,250
1673,75096,250121,250
1778,750101,250128,750
1881,250103,750131,250
1978,750103,750133,750
2076,250103,750133,750

Every Vauxhall model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 21 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name; models marked (van) or (car and van) are tested in the same class-4 MOT. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Corsa897,41164.6%927,827102,60190.0%
Astra584,20665.8%557,150101,01084.7%
Mokka254,04769.2%309,7923,71598.8%
Vivaro (van)183,79958.3%
Insignia180,90067.4%170,71217,38690.8%
Zafira174,46361.5%158,51333,98782.3%
Combo (van)98,76862.3%
Meriva81,09961.5%75,0509,40988.9%
Crossland79,34084.2%86,55258399.3%
Grandland74,96483.7%109,5691,12499.0%
Adam58,76265.7%55,5481,14198.0%
Viva38,15378.6%38,0121,05997.3%
Agila32,74660.5%31,9443,37390.4%
Vectra22,04055.6%19,27232,85037.0%
Antara18,44553.3%16,3692,12988.5%
Astravan (van)6,25455.0%
Combo Life5,51880.2%
Tigra5,33953.1%4,5792,99860.4%
Movano (van)5,12062.7%
Corsavan (van)2,95051.7%
Cascada2,76373.9%2,61910996.0%

Vauxhall models ranked by pass rate

All 15 grouped Vauxhall car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Only models sold purely as cars are ranked; van and pickup models appear in the table above but are not ranked among cars. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1Vauxhall Crossland79,34084.2%
2Vauxhall Grandland74,96483.7%
3Vauxhall Combo Life5,51880.2%
4Vauxhall Viva38,15378.6%
5Vauxhall Mokka254,04769.2%
6Vauxhall Insignia180,90067.4%
7Vauxhall Astra584,20665.8%
8Vauxhall Adam58,76265.7%
9Vauxhall Corsa897,41164.6%
10Vauxhall Zafira174,46361.5%
10Vauxhall Meriva81,09961.5%
12Vauxhall Agila32,74660.5%
13Vauxhall Vectra22,04055.6%
14Vauxhall Antara18,44553.3%
15Vauxhall Tigra5,33953.1%
How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.