Vauxhall Insignia MOT pass rate and common failures
What the MOTs of 172,964 Vauxhall Insignia 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 Insignia pass its MOT first time?
In 2025, 67.0% of the 172,964 Vauxhall Insignia cars tested passed their MOT first time. Cars of all makes from the same registration years passed 70.3% of the time, so the Vauxhall Insignia was 3.3 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.
Compared with all cars registered in the same year, the Vauxhall Insignia did best for 2009 registrations (1.3 points above all cars of that year) and worst for 2016 registrations (7.7 points below all cars of that year).
See the figures
| Registered | Vauxhall Insignia | All cars | Cars tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82.9% | 86.8% | 1,224 |
| 2019 | 80.5% | 84.2% | 7,369 |
| 2018 | 78.6% | 81.7% | 11,902 |
| 2017 | 75.3% | 78.9% | 14,418 |
| 2016 | 67.8% | 75.5% | 20,457 |
| 2015 | 66.7% | 72.4% | 26,160 |
| 2014 | 64.6% | 68.9% | 22,658 |
| 2013 | 64.0% | 65.9% | 17,944 |
| 2012 | 62.0% | 63.5% | 16,333 |
| 2011 | 61.5% | 61.3% | 17,291 |
| 2010 | 59.9% | 59.1% | 9,530 |
| 2009 | 59.2% | 57.9% | 6,259 |
What the Vauxhall Insignia failed on most
Of the 57,022 Vauxhall Insignia 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 spring19.3%
- 2.Tyre tread below the legal limit12.2%
- 3.Brake pads or shoes worn too thin11.2%
- 4.Headlight aim out of line10.6%
- 5.Worn suspension joint or bush8.0%
By area of the car: suspension 37.4%, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 34.5%, tyres 27.0%, brakes 20.7%, visibility 12.4%.
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 Insignia | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 32,900 | 23,200 |
| 4 years | 42,300 | 30,600 |
| 5 years | 51,400 | 36,100 |
| 6 years | 63,500 | 42,400 |
| 7 years | 70,100 | 50,100 |
| 8 years | 78,200 | 58,200 |
| 9 years | 88,300 | 65,200 |
| 10 years | 101,300 | 72,100 |
| 11 years | 111,500 | 78,800 |
| 12 years | 114,000 | 84,700 |
| 13 years | 117,500 | 90,400 |
| 14 years | 115,700 | 95,900 |
| 15 years | 115,700 | 97,900 |
| 16 years | 113,900 | 98,600 |
| 17 years | 112,800 | 103,500 |
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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).