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Vauxhall Corsa MOT fail rate by age

How often the Vauxhall Corsa fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 3,740,055 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=318,680)36.3%
All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%
Median mileage at test59,705
All cars, median mileage68,033

269 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Vauxhall Corsa fails 14.7% of MOTs (179,235 tests), 2.6 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 40.0% (3,867 tests), 3.7 points above the 36.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 9 years: 9.2 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, at 8.8 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 25 years 55.8%

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

Vauxhall Corsa: 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 years14.7%179,23512.1%+2.6 pts19,266 miles
4 years19.5%194,15313.4%+6.1 pts25,190 miles
5 years18.6%205,38415.3%+3.3 pts31,361 miles
6 years21.5%236,53517.8%+3.7 pts38,151 miles
7 years26.1%272,58920.6%+5.4 pts45,844 miles
8 years32.0%295,83323.8%+8.2 pts53,030 miles
9 years36.3%318,68027.1%+9.2 pts59,705 miles
10 years39.3%318,39930.3%+8.9 pts65,771 miles
11 years41.1%291,01733.3%+7.8 pts71,117 miles
12 years41.6%271,12336.0%+5.6 pts75,919 miles
13 years43.2%248,65338.3%+5.0 pts80,152 miles
14 years44.8%223,33540.3%+4.6 pts83,756 miles
15 years46.3%195,84241.6%+4.7 pts86,424 miles
16 years47.1%152,79642.6%+4.5 pts87,353 miles
17 years48.2%111,97943.1%+5.2 pts86,826 miles
18 years49.6%75,43843.3%+6.3 pts84,486 miles
19 years50.7%49,92043.2%+7.6 pts80,687 miles
20 years50.2%36,09042.8%+7.4 pts79,057 miles
21 years50.1%25,81742.1%+8.0 pts77,425 miles
22 years48.7%16,79741.0%+7.7 pts74,406 miles
23 years47.5%10,22839.6%+7.9 pts70,966 miles
24 years43.6%6,34537.8%+5.8 pts66,842 miles
25 years40.0%3,86736.3%+3.7 pts63,221 miles

Most common fail items at 9 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
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major8.8
Coil spring broken Major8
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major2.6
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major2
Shock absorber leaking Major1.9

Out of 318,680 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake light not working Major3.5
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.1
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major2.7
Dipped headlight not working Major2.7
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.4

Out of 318,680 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Vauxhall Astra30.3%218,83827.1%
Vauxhall Mokka33.8%128,32427.1%
Vauxhall Insignia32.4%100,42127.1%

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 202439.2%1,00936.3%
200025 years in 202540.7%1,02736.3%
200124 years in 202547.0%2,40537.8%
200223 years in 202549.2%3,60939.6%
200322 years in 202547.9%5,41741.0%
200421 years in 202549.9%6,47742.1%
200520 years in 202549.0%9,14942.8%
200619 years in 202549.9%13,77643.2%
200718 years in 202547.2%27,22143.3%
200817 years in 202546.1%36,46043.1%
200916 years in 202545.0%40,29942.6%
201015 years in 202544.9%46,70141.6%
201114 years in 202542.9%54,47640.3%
201213 years in 202542.3%68,79038.3%
201312 years in 202541.1%69,64436.0%
201411 years in 202542.5%72,43833.3%
201510 years in 202536.2%87,04830.3%
20169 years in 202533.2%75,56927.1%
20178 years in 202531.5%52,14523.8%
20187 years in 202527.0%53,04720.6%
20196 years in 202519.7%53,25917.8%
20205 years in 202515.1%45,65615.3%
20214 years in 202517.7%40,52213.4%
20223 years in 202514.1%36,52012.1%

More on the Vauxhall Corsa

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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