Vauxhall Astra MOT reliability

Vauxhall Astras passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 590,472 tests in 2025. 527,250 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

590,472

Still licensed (GB)

527,250

Body type

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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

2022 petrol

2,332 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 20,620 (most between 13,944 and 29,382).

2023: 100% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.4%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.3%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)

2022 hybrid

354 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 21,681 (most between 14,814 and 31,696).

2023: 100% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.3%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.8%)

2022 diesel

226 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 41,727 (most between 28,360 and 61,445).

2024: 94% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (2.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.8%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.8%)

Where 2022 Astras fail

Wheels & tyres

4.8%

Visibility & wipers

1.9%

Brakes

1.8%

Lights & electrics

1.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

Suspension & axles

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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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.