2021 Vauxhall Astra: MOT pass rate and reliability

91.5% of 2021 Vauxhall Astras pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,713 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 28,093 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Astras (72.4%, 636,697 tests): +19.1 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +1.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Astra model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Astra:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1994 72.7% 216 96,783
1995 70.1% 338 96,154
1996 67.8% 283 92,773
1997 66.2% 527 88,505
1998 64.6% 531 96,204
1999 61.3% 1,031 102,314
2000 63.4% 1,679 101,291
2001 65% 3,176 100,899
2002 61.8% 5,659 105,377
2003 64.7% 7,379 105,409
2004 62.4% 8,175 103,850
2005 60.5% 14,970 107,782
2006 59.9% 22,465 109,409
2007 61.6% 36,405 111,033
2008 62.4% 36,976 109,294
2009 63.7% 36,652 102,277
2010 66.9% 49,379 100,710
2011 69.8% 44,296 101,936
2012 72.3% 50,636 98,407
2013 73.5% 57,655 91,822
2014 73.9% 52,110 83,173
2015 75.6% 47,340 74,931
2016 81.8% 56,168 67,455
2017 84.6% 46,294 60,887
2018 85.4% 30,445 51,929
2019 87.9% 21,002 41,873
2020 90.8% 2,446 27,252
2021 91.5% 1,713 28,093

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Astra

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 19.1 points more often than the Vauxhall Astra average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Vauxhall Astra the average at test was 28,093 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.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 91.5%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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