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Vauxhall Antara headlight bulb replacement: MOT fails on these items more often than other cars of the same age
At MOT, the Vauxhall Antara fails on items fixed by headlight bulb replacement at least 2.0 times as often as cars of the same ages and fuel. From 83,963 MOT tests at 10 ages (7 to 16 years), DVSA data 2022 to 2025.
MOT data updated
What this shows
These are MOT fail items that headlight bulb replacement fixes, as testers found them on the day of the test. Repairs done between MOTs never show up in MOT data, and mileage is not taken into account, so this is not how often owners pay for the repair.
By age
Fail items fixed by headlight bulb replacement, per 100 MOT tests, against cars of the same age and the same fuel mix. The model figure is a floor: DVSA data lists each model’s 25 most recorded items per age, and an item outside that list is counted as zero. The comparison figure is a ceiling: an item too rare to be listed for a fuel is counted at its highest possible value.
| Age | Vauxhall Antara per 100 | Same age and fuel per 100 | Tests (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 years | 3.91 | 1.20 | 3,018 |
| 8 years | 3.62 | 1.45 | 5,771 |
| 9 years | 4.00 | 1.76 | 13,141 |
| 10 years | 4.37 | 2.04 | 18,579 |
| 11 years | 4.62 | 2.27 | 16,630 |
| 12 years | 5.16 | 2.48 | 13,330 |
| 13 years | 4.46 | 2.58 | 7,262 |
| 14 years | 2.66 | 2.65 | 2,667 |
| 15 years | 2.05 | 2.71 | 2,145 |
| 16 years | 2.61 | 2.63 | 1,420 |
How we decide: a page exists only when the main generation’s rate, weighted to its own mix of ages and fuels, is at least 1.5 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, from at least 50,000 tests at 3 or more ages, with at least 100 expected items.
What it costs
Prices are national. They are not specific to the Vauxhall Antara.
ONS price quotes for “CAR BULB 12 VOLT SPECIFY WATTS”, September 2025 to August 2026, UK, 1,677 quotes from 78 shops, priced per bulb. This is the price of the bulb. Some cars need a bumper or wheel-arch liner removed to reach it, which adds labour, and many newer cars have sealed LED lamps with no separate bulb. Consumer prices as quoted.
If a garage also charges labour
Median hourly rate charged for car repairs, from 1,058 local garage and 953 main dealer price quotes collected by the ONS, September 2025 to August 2026. The same shops are priced each month, so the number of shops is the real sample.
MOT defects this repair fixes
- Headlamp not working on dipped beam1.43 per 100, all cars
- Headlamp not working on main beam0.23 per 100, all cars
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- Vauxhall Antara brake pipe replacementat least 3.7 times as often
- Vauxhall Antara exhaust repairat least 2.0 times as often
- Vauxhall Antara exterior bulb replacementat least 2.7 times as often
- Vauxhall Antara handbrake repairat least 1.8 times as often
- Vauxhall Antara suspension arm bush replacementat least 2.3 times as often
- Vauxhall Antara wiper blade replacementat least 1.6 times as often
Other models that fail on these items more often
| Model | Times as often | Tests (n) |
|---|---|---|
| MG ZSfirst used 2017 or later | at least 9.2 | 143,170 |
| Toyota C-HR | at least 4.1 | 307,013 |
| Renault Kadjar | at least 4.1 | 267,506 |
| Citroen C4 Cactus | at least 3.4 | 82,843 |
| Dacia Duster | at least 3.2 | 274,804 |
| Renault Zoe | at least 3.0 | 74,266 |
| Peugeot 2008 | at least 2.9 | 496,383 |
| Ford Transit Courier | at least 2.9 | 103,155 |
| Ford EcoSport | at least 2.8 | 402,494 |
| Ford Transit Custom | at least 2.6 | 499,881 |
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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, and the MOT inspection manual published on GOV.UK. Prices: ONS consumer price inflation price quotes, September 2025 to August 2026, UK.
MOT data updated . Prices updated .
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