8,296 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Mokka Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
89.5% passed first time. The 10.5% fail rate is 12.1 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 21,712 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Vauxhall Mokka page.
Pass rate
89.5%
22.6% of all cars failed; 10.5% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
21,712 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 8,039 | 10.6% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Mokka 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.
- Tyres276 dangerous39.2%
- Suspension10 dangerous35.9%
- Visibility24.3%
- Brakes24 dangerous8.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous6.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.2%
- Identification of the vehicle1.6%
- Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous1.3%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Mokka Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively162 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm142 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords136 tests
- 4Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt132 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn90 tests
- 6Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt44 tests
- 7Condition: has ply or cords exposed43 tests
- 8Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn42 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Mokka Electric collects 1.9 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 1.6mm1,276 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened439 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn240 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure240 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre209 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm179 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt175 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords154 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Mokka Electric MOT pass rate?
89.5% of the 8,296 Vauxhall Mokka Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 10.5% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Mokka Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 162 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 39.2% of failures, suspension appears in 35.9% of failures, visibility appears in 24.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 10.6%; at 3-5 years it was 10.6%. The median Vauxhall Mokka Electric tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 21,712 miles.
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 Mokka 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.
Other Vauxhall models
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