Vauxhall Insignia MOT pass rate and common failures

70% of Vauxhall Insignia MOTs passed first time, below the 73% for all cars at the same ages.

70%passed first time (cars its age: 73%)
1.8mVauxhall Insignia MOTs counted since May 2018
6,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Vauxhall Insignias 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	Insignia	All cars	MOTs
2020	83%	86%	5k
2019	81%	85%	40k
2018	81%	84%	77k
2017	79%	83%	110k
2016	73%	80%	182k
2015	73%	78%	252k
2014	71%	75%	225k
2013	69%	71%	190k
2012	67%	68%	194k
2011	66%	66%	239k
2010	65%	63%	162k
2009	62%	61%	127k

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

Commonest reasons for failure

Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.46.3
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.64.1
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 2.03.6
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.12.8
Headlamp not working on dipped beamOther cars its age: 1.51.8
Number plate lamp not workingOther cars its age: 1.21.8
Tyre has ply or cords exposedOther cars its age: 1.21.5
Tyre cut deep enough to reach the plyOther cars its age: 1.21.3

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Insignia 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: 2.46.3
Tyre tread below the legal limitFail. Other cars its age: 2.64.1
Sub-frame corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.93.1
Headlamp not working on main beamFail. Other cars its age: 0.20.8
Headlamp has a product on the lensAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.30.7
Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casingAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.20.5

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Insignia 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: 8,500 at 3 years old, 4,500 at 17. 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 Insignias in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Vauxhall Insignia's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.