Vauxhall Antara: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Antara fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 13.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 20,746 individual Vauxhall Antara tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 63.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 36 in every 100 Vauxhall Antaras presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Vauxhall Antara tested had covered 86,149 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Vauxhall Antara sits 13.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,887 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Vauxhall Antara rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Vauxhall Antara: £200 at UK salvage auction, from 9 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Vauxhall Antara

1. A reversing lamp inoperative, 4% of tests (34.38x the national rate for this defect)
2. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6.4% of tests (4.68x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.5% of tests (4.17x the national rate for this defect)
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 9% of tests (4.02x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.7% of tests (3.48x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.8% of tests (3.1x the national rate for this defect)
7. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.7% of tests (3.02x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 11.9% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.5% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.2% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)

From 20,735 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Antara tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.59% of these flagged Vauxhall Antara defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Vauxhall Antara

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Vauxhall Antara before it actually fails on it.

1. Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning, 1.8% of tests (7.31x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 2.7% of tests (6.97x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 21.7% of tests (3.9x the national rate for this advisory)
4. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 19% of tests (3.66x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 11.1% of tests (2.83x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 27% of tests (2.02x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 12.5% of tests (2.02x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 17.1% of tests (1.83x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 5.2% of tests (1.82x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.7% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this advisory)

From 20,735 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Antara tests, 2024.

Vauxhall Antara pass rate by model year

From its 2007 to its 2016 model year, the Vauxhall Antara's first-time pass rate has risen 7.9 points, from 61.1% to 69%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Vauxhall Antara year:

• 2007 Vauxhall Antara - 61.1% first-time pass, 334 tests
• 2008 Vauxhall Antara - 56.9% first-time pass, 499 tests
• 2009 Vauxhall Antara - 59.1% first-time pass, 645 tests
• 2010 Vauxhall Antara - 57.9% first-time pass, 252 tests
• 2011 Vauxhall Antara - 60% first-time pass, 839 tests
• 2012 Vauxhall Antara - 62% first-time pass, 5,801 tests
• 2013 Vauxhall Antara - 65% first-time pass, 6,703 tests
• 2014 Vauxhall Antara - 67.6% first-time pass, 2,618 tests
• 2015 Vauxhall Antara - 67.1% first-time pass, 2,073 tests
• 2016 Vauxhall Antara - 69% first-time pass, 806 tests

Vauxhall Antara by fuel type

The Vauxhall Antara's two most-tested fuel types split by 3 points: diesel passes first time 64.2% of the time (20,253 tests) against 61.2% for petrol (327 tests).

• Diesel Vauxhall Antara - 64.2% first-time pass, 20,253 tests
• Petrol Vauxhall Antara - 61.2% first-time pass, 327 tests

Other Vauxhall models

• Vauxhall Corsa - 70%
• Vauxhall Astra - 71.9%
• Vauxhall Mokka - 75.6%
• Vauxhall Zafira - 68.7%
• Vauxhall Insignia - 73.5%
• Vauxhall Vivaro - 59.7%
• Vauxhall Meriva - 68.9%
• Vauxhall Combo - 66.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Nissan Primera - 63.8%
• Honda Fr-V - 63.7%
• Dodge Nitro - 63.7%
• Fiat Punto - 63.5%
• Daihatsu Hijet - 63.3%
• Volkswagen Beetle - 63.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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