Vauxhall Corsa MOT reliability

Vauxhall Corsas passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 900,365 tests in 2025. 906,161 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

900,365

Still licensed (GB)

906,161

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

31,611 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 20,127 (most between 13,270 and 29,320).

2022: 100% → 2023: 97% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.1%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.9%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.7%)

2022 electric

4,335 MOTs

Passed first time 82%. Typical mileage 19,941 (most between 13,913 and 27,064).

2024: 85% → 2025: 82%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.2%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.6%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.5%)

2022 diesel

451 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 35,881 (most between 22,023 and 52,817).

2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (9.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.0%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1%)

Where 2022 Corsas fail

Visibility & wipers

6.5%

Wheels & tyres

4.0%

Lights & electrics

2.6%

Brakes

1.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

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.