Vauxhall Astravan MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Vauxhall Astravan in Great Britain in 2025 — 6,254 tests. Figures cover every Astravan first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. The Astravan is a van, tested in the car MOT class (class 4) to the same standard. How the Astravan ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
55.0%
17.3 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
6,254
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
12.5%
of Astravan first tests; national 7.3%

How the Astravan ages

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

Vauxhall AstravanAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Vauxhall Astravan, vehicle age 14: 57%Vauxhall Astravan, vehicle age 15: 56.4%Vauxhall Astravan, vehicle age 17: 52.9%Vauxhall Astravan, vehicle age 18: 54.2%Vauxhall Astravan, vehicle age 19: 55%Vauxhall Astravan, vehicle age 20: 54%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 Astravan 54%
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Age (years)Astravan testsAstravan pass rateAll cars
1468257.0%61.2%
1561756.4%59.3%
1768052.9%57.2%
1862054.2%57.4%
191,14155.0%57.0%
201,04554.0%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Astravan behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 14: -4.2 points vs the average carAge 15: -2.9 points vs the average car15Age 17: -4.3 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.2 points vs the average carAge 19: -2.0 points vs the average car19Age 20: -3.6 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
14-4.2
15-2.9
17-4.3
18-3.2
19-2.0
20-3.6

The Astravan fleet on the road, by age

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

05001k1k2kAge 14: 68214Age 15: 617Age 17: 680Age 18: 62018Age 19: 1kAge 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
14682
15617
17680
18620
191,141
201,045

What an Astravan fails on

Where the failure items land when an Astravan fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Suspension24.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.8%
Brakes20.5%
Tyres8.1%
Visibility8.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.4%
Body, chassis, structure6.0%
Steering1.7%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.9% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Suspension: 29.7% of advisories29.7%Brakes: 29.0% of advisories29.0%Tyres: 18.6% of advisories18.6%Noise, emissions and leaks: 8.1% of advisories8.1%Body, chassis, structure: 4.7% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 3.0% of advisories
SuspensionBrakesTyresNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension29.7%
Brakes29.0%
Tyres18.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks8.1%
Body, chassis, structure4.7%
Identification of the vehicle3.0%

What mileage is normal for an Astravan?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Astravan; 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 Astravan (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k200k141820Vehicle age (years)Age 14: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 118,750–181,250)Age 15: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 116,250–178,750)Age 17: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 123,750–181,250)Age 18: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 121,250–176,250)Age 19: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 118,750–176,250)Age 20: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 116,250–181,250)146k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
14118,750148,750181,250
15116,250146,250178,750
17123,750148,750181,250
18121,250148,750176,250
19118,750148,750176,250
20116,250146,250181,250

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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. “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.