Vauxhall Astra MOT pass rate and common failures

65% of Vauxhall Astra MOTs passed first time, below the 68% for all cars at the same ages.

65%passed first time (cars its age: 68%)
6.2mVauxhall Astra MOTs counted since May 2018
5,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Vauxhall Astras against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Astra	All cars	MOTs
2022	89%	88%	5k
2021	86%	86%	17k
2020	85%	86%	24k
2019	84%	85%	105k
2018	83%	84%	178k
2017	82%	83%	332k
2016	80%	80%	449k
2015	75%	78%	410k
2014	71%	74%	455k
2013	70%	71%	510k
2012	67%	68%	460k
2011	65%	65%	417k
2010	61%	63%	489k
2009	56%	61%	379k
2008	55%	59%	428k
2007	53%	58%	460k
2006	51%	56%	317k
2005	50%	55%	237k
2004	50%	54%	136k
2003	51%	55%	120k
2002	50%	55%	95k
2001	52%	57%	56k
2000	51%	58%	34k
1999	51%	61%	21k
1998	52%	63%	10k
1997	57%	65%	8k

Compare two years of the Astra, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Vauxhall Astra MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.87.2
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.83.3
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.92.9
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.42.4
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.82.3
Exhaust has a major leakOther cars its age: 0.92.1
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidOther cars its age: 1.52.1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectOther cars its age: 1.42.0

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Astra MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Coil spring fractured or brokenFail. Other cars its age: 2.87.2
Exhaust has a minor leakAdvisory. Other cars its age: 2.25.2
Swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly wornAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.41.3
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperativeFail. Other cars its age: 0.30.7
Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessiveAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.20.6
Swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.5

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Astra MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 6,500 at 3 years old, 2,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Vauxhall Astras in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Vauxhall Astra's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.