2015 Vauxhall Adam: MOT pass rate and reliability

73.2% of 2015 Vauxhall Adams pass the MOT first time, measured across 10,799 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 54,569 miles.

How the 2015 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Adams (75%, 59,109 tests): -1.8 points
  • Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): -5.1 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 2015 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 2015 Adam

The 2015 sits close to the Vauxhall Adam average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 an 11-year-old car fails on

A 2015 car is 11 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2015 Vauxhall Adam the average at test was 54,569 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 2015 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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