Vauxhall Tigra MOT reliability

Vauxhall Tigras passed their MOT first time 53% of the time across 5,339 tests in 2025. 4,017 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

53%

MOTs analysed

5,339

Still licensed (GB)

4,017

Body type

Convertible

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

2008 petrol

968 MOTs

Passed first time 51%. Typical mileage 73,076 (most between 55,589 and 93,708).

2009: 100% → 2010: 78% → 2011: 76% → 2012: 76% → 2013: 71% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 66% → 2016: 63% → 2017: 58% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 54% → 2020: 51% → 2021: 51% → 2022: 51% → 2023: 52% → 2024: 51% → 2025: 51%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (8.8%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (8.8%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.0%)
Position lamp: not working (3.9%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (3.6%)

2008 diesel

19 MOTs

These figures come from only 19 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 53%. Typical mileage 96,380 (most between 87,618 and 124,875).

2010: 50% → 2011: 73% → 2012: 77% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 68% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 62% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 55% → 2019: 40% → 2020: 61% → 2021: 52% → 2022: 53% → 2023: 41% → 2024: 35% → 2025: 53%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: all not working (10.5%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (10.5%)
Cable: damaged (10.5%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (10.5%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (10.5%)

Where 2008 Tigras fail

Suspension & axles

20.6%

Lights & electrics

19.3%

Brakes

19.1%

Wheels & tyres

9.0%

Visibility & wipers

9.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

8.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.5%

Steering

4.5%

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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.