53.1%
Vauxhall Tigra
Vauxhall Tigra MOT pass rate and common problems
The Vauxhall Tigra passed 53.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 19.2 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
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How the Tigra 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 Tigra runs 12.7 points behind the Vauxhall average. It is 19th of the 20 Vauxhall models in the data. The average Tigra arrived at its test 18.1 years old with 76,964 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.
Tigra MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 5,339 | 53.1% | 19.2 pts below |
Every Vauxhall Tigra tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Tigra failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Vauxhall Tigra cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and suspension together account for 44.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Tigra MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Vauxhall Tigra cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 34.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Vauxhall Tigra cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Tigra
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, ball joint excessively worn and linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 11.1% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 8.7% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and rear fog lamp not working. 5.1% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.4% of failure items.
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Vauxhall Tigra MOT FAQs
What is the Vauxhall Tigra MOT pass rate?
53.1% of Vauxhall Tigra cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 5,339 tests. That is 19.2 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 554th of 575 models.
What does a Vauxhall Tigra most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Vauxhall Tigra cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 5.8% of failure items. Next were rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.4%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4%).
Which area causes the most Vauxhall Tigra MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 24.8%, followed by suspension at 20%.
Does this mean every Vauxhall Tigra has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Vauxhall Tigra 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 Tigra'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.