Vauxhall Adam MOT reliability

Vauxhall Adams passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 58,762 tests in 2025. 53,947 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

58,762

Still licensed (GB)

53,947

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.

In detail:

First registered

2016 petrol

9,439 MOTs

Passed first time 65%. Typical mileage 52,427 (most between 39,276 and 66,267).

2017: 75% → 2018: 89% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 78% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 69% → 2025: 65%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.4%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (8.3%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.8%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2%)

Where 2016 Adams fail

Suspension & axles

15.6%

Steering

11.2%

Lights & electrics

7.2%

Wheels & tyres

6.7%

Brakes

4.7%

Visibility & wipers

4.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.1%

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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.