51.7%
Vauxhall Corsavan
Vauxhall Corsavan MOT pass rate and common problems
The Vauxhall Corsavan passed 51.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 20.6 percentage points below 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 Corsavan 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 Corsavan runs 14.1 points behind the Vauxhall average. It is 20th of the 20 Vauxhall models in the data. The average Corsavan arrived at its test 15.9 years old with 125,695 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.
Corsavan MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Vauxhall Corsavan cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 68.6% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 50.8%, a drop of 17.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 156 | 68.6% | 3.7 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 2,794 | 50.8% | 21.6 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Corsavan failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Vauxhall Corsavan cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 52.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Corsavan MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Vauxhall Corsavan cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 38.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Vauxhall Corsavan cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Corsavan
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, stop lamp not working, headlamp not working on dipped beam and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 17.8% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 10.7% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 4% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 3.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Corsavan has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Vauxhall Corsavan buying guide.
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Vauxhall Corsavan MOT FAQs
What is the Vauxhall Corsavan MOT pass rate?
51.7% of Vauxhall Corsavan cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,950 tests. That is 20.6 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 563rd of 575 models.
What does a Vauxhall Corsavan most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Vauxhall Corsavan cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 7.6% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (4.9%) and washers provides insufficient washer liquid (4%).
Which area causes the most Vauxhall Corsavan MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 29.4%, followed by suspension at 22.6%.
Do older Vauxhall Corsavan cars fail their MOT more often?
Vauxhall Corsavan cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 68.6% of MOT tests in 2025, against 50.8% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Vauxhall Corsavan has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Vauxhall Corsavan 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 Corsavan'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.