73.9%
Vauxhall Cascada
Vauxhall Cascada MOT pass rate and common problems
The Vauxhall Cascada passed 73.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 1.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Cascada compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
65.8%
Vauxhall average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Cascada runs 8.2 points ahead of the Vauxhall average. It is 4th of the 20 Vauxhall models in the data. The average Cascada arrived at its test 10.4 years old with 64,826 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Cascada MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Vauxhall Cascada cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 74.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 73.2%, a drop of 1.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 1,695 | 74.4% | 2.1 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,068 | 73.2% | 0.9 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Cascada failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Vauxhall Cascada cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and tyres together account for 43.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Cascada MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Vauxhall Cascada cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 56.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Vauxhall Cascada cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Cascada
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken. 21.5% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 12.4% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 8.3% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, washers not working and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 8% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Cascada has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Vauxhall Cascada buying guide.
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Vauxhall Cascada MOT FAQs
What is the Vauxhall Cascada MOT pass rate?
73.9% of Vauxhall Cascada cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,763 tests. That is 1.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 282nd of 575 models.
What does a Vauxhall Cascada most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Vauxhall Cascada cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 21.5% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (8.3%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.1%).
Which area causes the most Vauxhall Cascada MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 25%, followed by tyres at 18.1%.
Do older Vauxhall Cascada cars fail their MOT more often?
Vauxhall Cascada cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 74.4% of MOT tests in 2025, against 73.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Vauxhall Cascada has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Vauxhall Cascada that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Vauxhall Cascada's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.