11,576 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Corsa Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
81.8% passed first time. The 18.2% fail rate is 4.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 23,826 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Vauxhall Corsa page.
Pass rate
81.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 18.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
23,826 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 11,495 | 18.3% |
| 6-9 years | 8 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Corsa Electric 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.
- Suspension4 dangerous41.3%
- Tyres653 dangerous40.1%
- Visibility1 dangerous29.4%
- Brakes81 dangerous10.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous4.9%
- Road Wheels8 dangerous0.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems0.7%
- Steering0.7%
Is the Corsa Electric getting worse?
The fail rate rose 11.7 points to 20.6% from 2023 to 2025, against a falling rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,823 | — | 8.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 6,009 | — | 15.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 6,654 | — | 20.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Corsa Electric 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 Corsa Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively559 tests
- 2Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt457 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords323 tests
- 4Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt206 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm201 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed152 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn119 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure105 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Corsa Electric collects 2.03 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,886 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened921 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords620 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure525 tests
- 5Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure354 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm300 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt237 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn219 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Corsa Electric MOT pass rate?
81.8% of the 11,576 Vauxhall Corsa Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 18.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Corsa Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 559 failed tests, followed by "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, suspension appears in 41.3% of failures, tyres appears in 40.1% of failures, visibility appears in 29.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 18.3%; at 3-5 years it was 18.3%. The median Vauxhall Corsa Electric tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 23,826 miles.
Is the Vauxhall Corsa Electric getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 11.7 points to 20.6% from 2023 to 2025, against a falling rate across all cars.
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 Corsa Electric trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 3 safety recalls naming the Vauxhall Corsa Electric: Vauxhall Corsa Electric recalls.
Other Vauxhall models
Checking a particular Corsa Electric?
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