83.7%
Vauxhall Grandland pass rate
Used Vauxhall Grandland buying guide
In 2025, Vauxhall Grandland cars passed 83.7% of 75,419 initial MOT tests, 11.4 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Vauxhall Grandland MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+11.4
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Grandland sits 144th of 575 models in the data. Vauxhall as a brand averaged 65.8%, so this model runs 18 points ahead of its own brand. Vauxhall Grandland cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 78%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Vauxhall Grandland MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Grandland compares with similar cars.
Grandland fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Vauxhall Grandland cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 20.7% of tests.
Where the Grandland fails its MOT
Where Vauxhall Grandland cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (16.2%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (8.4%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.9%). See every common Grandland MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Vauxhall Grandland that failed, not a claim that every Grandland has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Grandland?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 28.7% of Grandland failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 19.1% of Grandland failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 17.4% of Grandland failure items.
4
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 9.8% of Grandland failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9.5% of Grandland failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Vauxhall Grandland failures cluster around tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Vauxhall models
The most-tested Vauxhall models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Grandland.
Used Vauxhall Grandland FAQs
Is the Vauxhall Grandland reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 83.7% first-time pass rate for the Vauxhall Grandland across 75,419 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Vauxhall Grandland cars fail their MOT more often?
Vauxhall Grandland cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 78%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Vauxhall Grandland?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Vauxhall Grandland's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.