Vauxhall Gland MOT reliability

Vauxhall Glands passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 455 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

455

Still licensed (GB)

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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.

In detail:

First registered

2020 hybrid

383 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 49,662 (most between 39,965 and 60,187).

2022: 71% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.3%)
Stop lamp: not working (1.0%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (0.8%)

Where 2020 Glands fail

Wheels & tyres

7.6%

Brakes

1.8%

Lights & electrics

1.6%

Suspension & axles

1.3%

Visibility & wipers

1.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Steering

0.3%

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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.