2005 Vauxhall Agila: MOT pass rate and reliability
69.2% of 2005 Vauxhall Agilas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,211 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,420 miles.
How the 2005 compares
- Against all Vauxhall Agilas (68.1%, 35,343 tests): +1.1 points
- Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): +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 2005 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 2005 Agila
The 2005 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 21-year-old car fails on
A 2005 car is 21 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 2005 Vauxhall Agila the average at test was 74,420 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 2005 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2002 Vauxhall Agila - 64.5%
- 2003 Vauxhall Agila - 66.2%
- 2004 Vauxhall Agila - 67.5%
- 2006 Vauxhall Agila - 69.1%
- 2007 Vauxhall Agila - 68.9%
- 2008 Vauxhall Agila - 59.7%