5,949 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Astravan reliability and MOT pass rate
62.7% passed first time. The 37.3% fail rate is 14.7 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 147,361 miles.
Pass rate
62.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 37.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
147,361 mi
18 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 237 | 31.6% |
| 14+ years | 5,712 | 37.5% |
What the Astravan fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension82 dangerous57.1%
- Brakes323 dangerous41.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9 dangerous40.1%
- Tyres548 dangerous22.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks13 dangerous20.6%
- Visibility2 dangerous19.2%
- Body, chassis, structure40 dangerous18.3%
- Steering6 dangerous6.2%
Is the Astravan getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 37.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.6 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,727 | 16 | 38.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 9,737 | 17 | 37% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 7,222 | 17 | 37.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 5,949 | 18 | 37.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Astravan at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Astravan in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken416 tests
- 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements274 tests
- 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded250 tests
- 4Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect246 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn221 tests
- 6Position lamp: not working209 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction194 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm177 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Astravan collects 3.78 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,500 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,290 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,262 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened902 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure724 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn645 tests
- 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened628 tests
- 8Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak495 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Astravan MOT pass rate?
62.7% of the 5,949 Vauxhall Astravan first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 37.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Astravan usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 416 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded". By section, suspension appears in 57.1% of failures, brakes appears in 41.5% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 40.1% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 37.5%. The median Vauxhall Astravan tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 147,361 miles.
Is the Vauxhall Astravan getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 37.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.6 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Astravan trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Vauxhall models
- Corsa 28.5%
- Astra 27.6%
- Vectra 37.6%
- Antara 37.8%
- Corsa Electric 18.2%
- Mokka Electric 10.5%
- Tigra 41.1%
- Movano 30.9%
- Corsavan 38.1%
- Cascada 21.5%
Checking a particular Astravan?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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