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Vauxhall Astra MOT fail rate by age

How often the Vauxhall Astra fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 2,724,083 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 12 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 12 (n=218,927)36.5%
All cars at 12 years (n=7,303,151)36.0%
Median mileage at test92,579
All cars, median mileage87,673

171 of 299 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 12 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Vauxhall Astra fails 12.2% of MOTs (37,394 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 44.2% (3,865 tests), 7.9 points above the 36.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 25 years: 7.9 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 12 years: Coil spring broken, at 8.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 25 years 52.4%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Vauxhall Astra: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years12.2%37,39412.1%+0.1 pts22,099 miles
4 years14.5%64,76813.4%+1.1 pts30,585 miles
5 years16.5%105,21215.3%+1.2 pts39,179 miles
6 years18.5%156,30017.8%+0.7 pts47,606 miles
7 years21.9%182,74120.6%+1.3 pts55,801 miles
8 years26.2%205,57323.8%+2.5 pts63,817 miles
9 years30.3%218,83827.1%+3.1 pts71,828 miles
10 years32.9%215,95230.3%+2.6 pts80,001 miles
11 years34.4%216,25033.3%+1.1 pts87,587 miles
12 years36.5%218,92736.0%+0.5 pts92,579 miles
13 years39.3%197,34038.3%+1.1 pts95,918 miles
14 years42.3%186,79040.3%+2.1 pts99,541 miles
15 years44.4%181,49241.6%+2.8 pts102,545 miles
16 years46.4%153,42942.6%+3.9 pts105,635 miles
17 years46.9%125,47743.1%+3.8 pts107,548 miles
18 years47.7%89,70943.3%+4.4 pts107,498 miles
19 years46.9%58,90943.2%+3.7 pts105,306 miles
20 years45.7%40,35542.8%+3.0 pts101,961 miles
21 years44.6%27,19242.1%+2.5 pts98,733 miles
22 years44.5%19,12841.0%+3.5 pts96,508 miles
23 years44.1%11,90439.6%+4.5 pts95,337 miles
24 years43.6%6,53837.8%+5.8 pts93,099 miles
25 years44.2%3,86536.3%+7.9 pts90,410 miles

Most common fail items at 12 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major8.2
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Major2.5
Handbrake too weak Major2.2

Out of 218,927 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4.2
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.8
Side/position light not working Major3.8
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous2.3
Brake light not working Major2.2
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.1
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major2

Out of 218,927 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 12 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Vauxhall Corsa41.6%271,12336.0%
Vauxhall Insignia35.9%85,47936.0%
Vauxhall Zafira40.6%78,64736.0%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
199925 years in 202446.5%1,04636.3%
200025 years in 202543.7%1,31436.3%
200124 years in 202542.1%2,46337.8%
200223 years in 202544.2%4,41539.6%
200322 years in 202542.4%5,97941.0%
200421 years in 202543.7%6,88142.1%
200520 years in 202546.1%12,43342.8%
200619 years in 202547.5%18,63643.2%
200718 years in 202546.5%29,23643.3%
200817 years in 202544.6%30,51343.1%
200916 years in 202544.4%31,34442.6%
201015 years in 202540.5%42,57641.6%
201114 years in 202538.2%39,90640.3%
201213 years in 202535.4%46,73538.3%
201312 years in 202534.3%54,60236.0%
201411 years in 202533.5%50,26733.3%
201510 years in 202533.1%46,04230.3%
20169 years in 202526.8%55,49727.1%
20178 years in 202522.3%45,86123.8%
20187 years in 202520.0%29,96520.6%
20196 years in 202517.1%21,15717.8%
20205 years in 202516.5%6,27615.3%
20214 years in 202512.6%5,96013.4%

More on the Vauxhall Astra

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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