20,784 tests in 2025
Vauxhall Vectra reliability and MOT pass rate
62.4% passed first time. The 37.6% fail rate is 15.0 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 114,381 miles.
Pass rate
62.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 37.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
114,381 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 | 4 | — |
| 14+ years | 20,780 | 37.6% |
What the Vectra 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.
- Suspension141 dangerous50.1%
- Brakes1,483 dangerous44.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14 dangerous37.7%
- Tyres1,880 dangerous20.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks15 dangerous20.6%
- Body, chassis, structure82 dangerous20.6%
- Visibility3 dangerous15.1%
- Steering23 dangerous4.5%
Is the Vectra getting worse?
The fail rate fell 2.2 points to 37.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 1.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,384 | 15 | 39.8% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 38,787 | 16 | 38.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 26,688 | 17 | 38.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 20,783 | 18 | 37.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Vectra 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 Vectra in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken1,537 tests
- 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements1,067 tests
- 3Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect942 tests
- 4Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded778 tests
- 5Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side711 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn677 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm659 tests
- 8Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases629 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Vectra collects 3.83 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.
- 1Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine4,734 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,058 tests
- 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded3,553 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2,925 tests
- 5Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened2,809 tests
- 6Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened2,520 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,340 tests
- 8Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,157 tests
Questions
What is the Vauxhall Vectra MOT pass rate?
62.4% of the 20,784 Vauxhall Vectra first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 37.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Vauxhall Vectra usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 1,537 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect". By section, suspension appears in 50.1% of failures, brakes appears in 44.6% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 37.7% 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 37.6%. The median Vauxhall Vectra tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 114,381 miles.
Is the Vauxhall Vectra getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 2.2 points to 37.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 1.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Vectra 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 9 safety recalls naming the Vauxhall Vectra: Vauxhall Vectra recalls.
Other Vauxhall models
- Corsa 28.5%
- Astra 27.6%
- Grandland 13.3%
- Adam 29.5%
- Viva 17%
- Agila 33.2%
- Antara 37.8%
- Corsa Electric 18.2%
- Mokka Electric 10.5%
- Astravan 37.3%
Checking a particular Vectra?
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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