Vauxhall Corsa MOT pass rate and common failures

64% of Vauxhall Corsa MOTs passed first time, below the 70% for all cars at the same ages.

64%passed first time (cars its age: 70%)
7.9mVauxhall Corsa MOTs counted since May 2018
4,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Vauxhall Corsas 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	Corsa	All cars	MOTs
2023	88%	88%	18k
2022	84%	88%	68k
2021	84%	86%	118k
2020	85%	86%	176k
2019	81%	85%	262k
2018	78%	84%	314k
2017	77%	83%	370k
2016	75%	80%	602k
2015	72%	78%	750k
2014	64%	74%	643k
2013	63%	71%	636k
2012	62%	68%	645k
2011	60%	65%	534k
2010	57%	63%	494k
2009	55%	61%	479k
2008	53%	59%	484k
2007	51%	58%	398k
2006	47%	56%	230k
2005	46%	55%	186k
2004	45%	54%	153k
2003	46%	55%	132k
2002	46%	55%	93k
2001	46%	56%	62k
2000	51%	59%	25k
1999	55%	61%	17k
1998	56%	63%	13k
1997	56%	64%	9k

Compare two years of the Corsa, 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 Corsa MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.56.4
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.23.8
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.33.4
Headlamp not working on dipped beamOther cars its age: 1.62.7
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.62.7
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidOther cars its age: 1.42.6
Engine warning light on or not workingOther cars its age: 1.02.4
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.42.2

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Corsa 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: 2.56.4
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidFail. Other cars its age: 1.42.6
Engine warning light on or not workingFail. Other cars its age: 1.02.4
Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movementAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.32.3
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leakFail. Other cars its age: 0.92.2
Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.21.4

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Corsa 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: 5,500 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 Corsas in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Vauxhall Corsa's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.