Vauxhall Vectra MOT reliability

Vauxhall Vectras passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 22,040 tests in 2025. 15,941 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

56%

MOTs analysed

22,040

Still licensed (GB)

15,941

Body type

Sedan

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

2010 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 33%. Typical mileage 104,106 (most between 98,832 and 104,133).

2013: 0% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 0% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (66.7%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (33.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (33.3%)

Where 2010 Vectras fail

Suspension & axles

66.7%

Wheels & tyres

33.3%

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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.