72,695 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Crossland reliability and MOT pass rate
87.1% passed first time. The 12.9% fail rate is 9.7 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 5 years old with 33,672 miles.
Pass rate
87.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 12.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
33,672 mi
5 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 43,356 | 9.5% |
| 6-9 years | 29,118 | 17.9% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Crossland 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.
- Tyres2,541 dangerous33.4%
- Brakes1,976 dangerous30.7%
- Body, chassis, structure13 dangerous26%
- Suspension33 dangerous12.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7 dangerous10.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous10.5%
- Visibility1 dangerous6.7%
- Steering3 dangerous1.6%
Is the Crossland getting worse?
The fail rate rose 5.5 points to 14.2% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30,805 | — | 8.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 45,373 | — | 11.7% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 45,827 | — | 12.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 52,819 | — | 14.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Crossland 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 Crossland in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,484 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,238 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,039 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm979 tests
- 5Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn833 tests
- 6Exhaust system: system insecure616 tests
- 7Condition: has ply or cords exposed546 tests
- 8Coil spring: fractured or broken414 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Crossland collects 2.29 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.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened11,753 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm10,021 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure8,064 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,988 tests
- 5Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn3,349 tests
- 6Exhaust system: system insecure3,331 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2,042 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre1,666 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate?
87.1% of the 72,695 Vauxhall Crossland first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 12.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Crossland usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 1,484 failed tests, followed by "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 33.4% of failures, brakes appears in 30.7% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 26% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.5%; at 6-9 years it was 17.9%. The median Vauxhall Crossland tested in 2025 was 5 years old with 33,672 miles.
Is the Vauxhall Crossland getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 5.5 points to 14.2% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising 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 Crossland 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 13 safety recalls naming the Vauxhall Crossland: Vauxhall Crossland recalls.
Other Vauxhall models
Checking a particular Crossland?
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