2003 Vauxhall Agila: MOT pass rate and reliability

66.2% of 2003 Vauxhall Agilas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,315 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 78,080 miles.

How the 2003 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Agilas (68.1%, 35,343 tests): -1.9 points
  • Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): +1.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Agila model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Agila:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 68.8% 272 82,938
2001 64.2% 595 79,542
2002 64.5% 701 80,934
2003 66.2% 1,315 78,080
2004 67.5% 1,181 74,715
2005 69.2% 1,211 74,420
2006 69.1% 1,139 73,039
2007 68.9% 1,008 72,441
2008 59.7% 2,988 71,362
2009 61.5% 5,573 69,477
2010 65.6% 3,795 65,303
2011 66.4% 4,311 64,658
2012 72.6% 4,058 59,702
2013 75.8% 3,477 53,948
2014 77.8% 3,503 48,279
2015 82.8% 215 43,413

What this means if you are buying a 2003 Agila

The 2003 sits close to the Vauxhall Agila 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 a 23-year-old car fails on

A 2003 car is 23 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 2003 Vauxhall Agila the average at test was 78,080 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 2015 at 82.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 59.7%. That 23.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2003 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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