84.2%
Vauxhall Crossland
Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate and common problems
The Vauxhall Crossland passed 84.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 11.9 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Crossland 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 Crossland runs 18.4 points ahead of the Vauxhall average. It is 1st of the 20 Vauxhall models in the data. The average Crossland arrived at its test 5 years old with 35,656 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.
Crossland MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Vauxhall Crossland cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 75%, a drop of 11.9 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 48,981 | 86.9% | 14.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 20,352 | 75% | 2.7 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Crossland failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Vauxhall Crossland cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and tyres together account for 46.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Crossland MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Vauxhall Crossland cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 52.7% of everything testers recorded against failed Vauxhall Crossland cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Crossland
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
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. 16.9% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 14% of failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and exhaust system system insecure. 13.5% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working and headlamp aim too high. 4.8% of failure items.
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Vauxhall Crossland MOT FAQs
What is the Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate?
84.2% of Vauxhall Crossland cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 79,340 tests. That is 11.9 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 136th of 575 models.
What does a Vauxhall Crossland most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Vauxhall Crossland cars failing their 2025 MOT was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 9.9% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (8%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.9%).
Which area causes the most Vauxhall Crossland MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 24.4%, followed by tyres at 22.2%.
Do older Vauxhall Crossland cars fail their MOT more often?
Vauxhall Crossland cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.9% of MOT tests in 2025, against 75% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Vauxhall Crossland has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Vauxhall Crossland 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 Crossland'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.