Vauxhall Mokka MOT pass rate and common failures

76% of Vauxhall Mokka MOTs passed first time, below the 78% for all cars at the same ages.

76%passed first time (cars its age: 78%)
1.7mVauxhall Mokka 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 Mokkas 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	Mokka	All cars	MOTs
2023	90%	88%	13k
2022	87%	88%	42k
2021	84%	86%	36k
2019	82%	85%	112k
2018	81%	84%	190k
2017	79%	83%	260k
2016	75%	80%	319k
2015	74%	78%	370k
2014	73%	74%	272k
2013	70%	71%	109k
2012	69%	69%	7k

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

Commonest reasons for failure

Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirtOther cars its age: 0.23.6
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.13.3
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 1.62.8
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 1.12.6
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.82.3
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperativeOther cars its age: 0.41.5
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.21.3
Headlamp not working on dipped beamOther cars its age: 1.11.2

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

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Oil leak, but not excessiveAdvisory. Other cars its age: 1.95.0
Exhaust has a minor leakAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.73.6
Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.23.6
Position lamp not workingFail. Other cars its age: 1.12.6
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperativeFail. Other cars its age: 0.41.5
Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movementAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.21.5

Out of every 100 Vauxhall Mokka 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, 5,500 at 13. 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 Mokkas in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Vauxhall Mokka's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.