Vauxhall Corsa MOT pass rate and common failures
What the MOTs of 854,731 Vauxhall Corsa cars in 2025 show. These are patterns across all tests recorded by DVSA, not a verdict on any one car.
How often does a Vauxhall Corsa pass its MOT first time?
In 2025, 63.9% of the 854,731 Vauxhall Corsa cars tested passed their MOT first time. Cars of all makes from the same registration years passed 71.1% of the time, so the Vauxhall Corsa was 7.2 points below them.
Pass rate by registration year
First-time pass rate in 2025 for each year the car was first registered, next to all cars registered in the same year. Older cars fail more often, so compare like with like. Years with fewer than 1,000 cars tested are not shown.
The Vauxhall Corsa was at or below the same-year average for every registration year shown. It came closest for 2020 registrations (2.1 points below all cars of that year) and fell furthest behind for 2014 registrations (12.3 points below all cars of that year).
See the figures
| Registered | Vauxhall Corsa | All cars | Cars tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 85.3% | 89.1% | 27,870 |
| 2021 | 82.0% | 88.2% | 38,722 |
| 2020 | 84.7% | 86.8% | 43,640 |
| 2019 | 80.1% | 84.2% | 51,441 |
| 2018 | 72.7% | 81.7% | 51,156 |
| 2017 | 68.1% | 78.9% | 49,964 |
| 2016 | 66.4% | 75.5% | 72,530 |
| 2015 | 63.2% | 72.4% | 83,121 |
| 2014 | 56.6% | 68.9% | 69,020 |
| 2013 | 58.1% | 65.9% | 66,393 |
| 2012 | 56.8% | 63.5% | 65,209 |
| 2011 | 56.3% | 61.3% | 51,506 |
| 2010 | 54.2% | 59.1% | 44,202 |
| 2009 | 54.0% | 57.9% | 38,163 |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 56.7% | 34,289 |
| 2007 | 51.9% | 56.9% | 25,689 |
| 2006 | 49.0% | 56.6% | 12,976 |
| 2005 | 49.8% | 57.3% | 8,629 |
| 2004 | 49.1% | 57.4% | 6,101 |
| 2003 | 51.1% | 58.4% | 5,112 |
| 2002 | 49.6% | 59.2% | 3,422 |
| 2001 | 51.7% | 61.0% | 2,291 |
What the Vauxhall Corsa failed on most
Of the 308,193 Vauxhall Corsa cars that failed first time in 2025, the share with each fault on the MOT. One car can fail on several faults.
- 1.Broken or weak suspension spring17.8%
- 2.Split steering rack gaiter or joint cover11.5%
- 3.Headlight aim out of line11.1%
- 4.Windscreen washers not working10.8%
- 5.Brake light not working9.7%
By area of the car: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 38.4%, suspension 35.5%, brakes 18.2%, tyres 18.1%, visibility 17.8%.
Typical mileage by age
The median odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age at the test to the nearest year, up to 20 years. Half the cars had covered more and half less. A rough guide when a car's mileage looks high or low for its age.
| Age | Vauxhall Corsa | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 20,100 | 23,200 |
| 4 years | 27,800 | 30,600 |
| 5 years | 33,100 | 36,100 |
| 6 years | 36,000 | 42,400 |
| 7 years | 43,100 | 50,100 |
| 8 years | 51,200 | 58,200 |
| 9 years | 58,700 | 65,200 |
| 10 years | 64,900 | 72,100 |
| 11 years | 69,900 | 78,800 |
| 12 years | 75,200 | 84,700 |
| 13 years | 79,900 | 90,400 |
| 14 years | 83,000 | 95,900 |
| 15 years | 84,700 | 97,900 |
| 16 years | 87,300 | 98,600 |
| 17 years | 89,400 | 103,500 |
| 18 years | 89,800 | 104,800 |
| 19 years | 83,000 | 104,100 |
| 20 years | 79,800 | 103,100 |
Looking at a Vauxhall Corsa?
Averages describe thousands of cars. The one you are looking at has its own history.
- Vauxhall Corsa buyer's guideCommon problems and what to check before you buy.
- Free MOT history checkEvery MOT result, failure and advisory for one registration.
- Full car history checkFinance, write-off, stolen and mileage records for the exact car.
- MOT league tableMakes and models ranked against cars of the same age.
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Source
Calculated by Carhealth from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025: 28,468,316 cars. How we worked it out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).