2013 Vauxhall Adam: MOT pass rate and reliability
71.1% of 2013 Vauxhall Adams pass the MOT first time, measured across 7,637 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 68,080 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all Vauxhall Adams (75%, 59,109 tests): -3.9 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): -1.8 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Vauxhall Adam model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Adam:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.1% | 7,637 | 68,080 |
| 2014 | 70.6% | 13,283 | 61,861 |
| 2015 | 73.2% | 10,799 | 54,569 |
| 2016 | 73.9% | 9,448 | 49,055 |
| 2017 | 77.9% | 7,571 | 43,746 |
| 2018 | 82.1% | 5,490 | 35,657 |
| 2019 | 86.3% | 4,832 | 27,405 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 Adam
The 2013 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.9 points less often than the Vauxhall Adam average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2013 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 13-year-old car fails on
A 2013 car is 13 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2013 Vauxhall Adam the average at test was 68,080 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 86.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 70.6%. That 15.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2014 Vauxhall Adam - 70.6%
- 2015 Vauxhall Adam - 73.2%
- 2016 Vauxhall Adam - 73.9%