# Vauxhall Astra MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Vauxhall Astra passes its MOT first time 66% of the time, from 590,472 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 66%
- MOT tests analysed: 590,472 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 527,250 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 156 | 95% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 28 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 27 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Electric | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2,332 | 90% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 354 | 88% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 226 | 84% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 4,707 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1,225 | 86% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 4,579 | 84% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,669 | 82% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 18,130 | 83% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 2,941 | 79% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 23,448 | 81% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 6,394 | 76% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 31,303 | 80% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 14,343 | 73% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 36,195 | 75% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 19,017 | 70% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 30,705 | 67% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 15,113 | 66% |
| 2015 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 30,291 | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 19,703 | 65% |
| 2014 | GB | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 30,125 | 66% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 24,118 | 64% |
| 2013 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 25,429 | 65% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 20,915 | 64% |
| 2012 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 22,028 | 61% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 17,576 | 62% |
| 2011 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 33,513 | 60% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 8,773 | 58% |
| 2010 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 26,413 | 55% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 4,678 | 55% |
| 2009 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 40% |
| 2009 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 22,912 | 55% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 7,334 | 54% |
| 2008 | LPG | 10 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2008 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 23,023 | 53% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 5,972 | 54% |
| 2007 | LPG | 11 (very few mots) | 55% |
| 2007 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 15,044 | 52% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3,421 | 54% |
| 2006 | LPG | 8 (very few mots) | 13% |
| 2006 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 9,661 | 53% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 2,667 | 54% |
| 2005 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2005 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 5,093 | 56% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1,703 | 54% |
| 2004 | LPG | 12 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2004 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 4,653 | 57% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1,247 | 56% |
| 2003 | LPG | 16 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 2003 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 3,626 | 57% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 737 | 48% |
| 2002 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 20% |
| 2002 | LN | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 2,146 | 58% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 282 | 56% |
| 2001 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1,199 | 56% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 102 | 58% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 703 | 56% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 63 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 417 | 60% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 28 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 416 | 61% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 29 (few mots) | 48% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 225 | 64% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 22 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 254 | 62% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1995 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 183 | 69% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 17 (very few mots) | 53% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 139 | 68% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 101 | 84% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 122 | 80% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 83% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 55 (few mots) | 82% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1981 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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