Vauxhall Corsa MOT data by year

The Vauxhall Corsa appears in 5,616,283 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1983–2025. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, suspension and brakes, and its overall pass rate is 77.1%.

5,616,283
MOT tests analysed
77.1%
Pass rate
22.9%
Fail rate
1983–2025
Years covered

By model year

Vauxhall Corsa MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2000 11,995 71.0% 29.0% Lighting & signalling
2001 30,851 68.2% 31.9% Lighting & signalling
2002 46,991 68.1% 31.9% Lighting & signalling
2003 69,977 67.9% 32.1% Suspension
2004 83,264 67.9% 32.1% Lighting & signalling
2005 109,967 68.1% 31.9% Lighting & signalling
2006 151,442 68.8% 31.2% Lighting & signalling
2007 270,989 71.4% 28.6% Lighting & signalling
2008 339,977 72.4% 27.6% Lighting & signalling
2016 459,040 82.3% 17.7% Suspension
2017 307,690 84.1% 15.9% Visibility
2018 304,829 86.6% 13.4% Visibility
2019 196,915 88.3% 11.7% Visibility

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Vauxhall Corsa
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 11.9% 668,064
2 Suspension 10.7% 601,428
3 Brakes 5.8% 323,127
4 Visibility 5.7% 317,158
5 Tyres 5.2% 292,207
6 Emissions & environmental 3.9% 218,655
7 Body, structure & corrosion 3.4% 191,411
8 Steering 2.8% 159,661
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 11.9% Suspension 10.7% Brakes 5.8% Visibility 5.7% Tyres 5.2% Emissions & environmental 3.9%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 5,616,283 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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