Opel Astra MOT reliability

Opel Astras passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 167 tests in 2025. 27 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

167

Still licensed (GB)

27

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2016 diesel

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 132,693 (most between 119,172 and 146,215).

2021: 57% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (50.0%)

2016 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 72,017 (most between 61,023 and 83,012).

2020: 100% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2016 Astras fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.