55.6%
Vauxhall Vectra
Vauxhall Vectra MOT pass rate and common problems
The Vauxhall Vectra passed 55.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 16.7 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 Vectra 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 Vectra runs 10.2 points behind the Vauxhall average. It is 16th of the 20 Vauxhall models in the data. The average Vectra arrived at its test 18.6 years old with 117,231 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.
Vectra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 1 | 0% | 72.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 22,039 | 55.6% | 16.7 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Vectra failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Vauxhall Vectra cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 45.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Vectra MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Vauxhall Vectra cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 36.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Vauxhall Vectra cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Vectra
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn. 12.3% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, rigid brake pipes excessively corroded and parking brake performance inoperative on one side. 9.8% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and position lamp not working. 8.2% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 3.1% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Vectra has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Vauxhall Vectra buying guide.
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Vauxhall Vectra MOT FAQs
What is the Vauxhall Vectra MOT pass rate?
55.6% of Vauxhall Vectra cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 22,040 tests. That is 16.7 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 533rd of 575 models.
What does a Vauxhall Vectra most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Vauxhall Vectra cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 5.9% of failure items. Next were headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (5.2%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.9%).
Which area causes the most Vauxhall Vectra MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 22.9%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 22.7%.
Does this mean every Vauxhall Vectra has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Vauxhall Vectra 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 Vectra'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.