Vauxhall Corsa MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 71.3% of 948,473 MOT tests on the Vauxhall Corsa ended in a pass, 5.2 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 77.3% against 82.0%, ranking 117th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Vauxhall Corsa MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 236,265 tests | 90.6% | 19,000 · 13k to 27k |
| 349,209 tests | 86.8% | 23,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 453,021 tests | 85.1% | 27,000 · 19k to 39k |
| 546,958 tests | 83.1% | 35,000 · 25k to 47k |
| 666,980 tests | 80.3% | 43,000 · 31k to 57k |
| 781,412 tests | 76.4% | 51,000 · 37k to 65k |
| 883,141 tests | 70.5% | 57,000 · 43k to 73k |
| 974,503 tests | 67.0% | 63,000 · 47k to 81k |
| 1076,211 tests | 67.9% | 69,000 · 53k to 87k |
| 1170,650 tests | 67.1% | 75,000 · 57k to 93k |
| 1259,602 tests | 66.0% | 79,000 · 59k to 97k |
| 1357,008 tests | 64.1% | 81,000 · 63k to 101k |
| 1452,929 tests | 63.4% | 85,000 · 65k to 105k |
| 1545,981 tests | 62.1% | 87,000 · 67k to 109k |
| 1631,520 tests | 60.1% | 87,000 · 67k to 107k |
| 1718,227 tests | 56.5% | 81,000 · 61k to 103k |
| 1813,223 tests | 55.6% | 81,000 · 59k to 101k |
| 1910,687 tests | 55.8% | 79,000 · 59k to 103k |
| 207,972 tests | 56.4% | 79,000 · 59k to 101k |
| 215,508 tests | 56.8% | 77,000 · 57k to 101k |
| 222,767 tests | 57.1% | 73,000 · 53k to 95k |
| 231,555 tests | 64.7% | 61,000 · 45k to 81k |
| 241,137 tests | 66.5% | 63,000 · 47k to 83k |
| 25860 tests | 69.8% | 67,000 · 49k to 89k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Vauxhall Corsa. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Corsa
The parts that come up most often in Vauxhall Corsa MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
Check a specific Corsa
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Vauxhall models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Vauxhall models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.