2006 Vauxhall Astravan: MOT pass rate and reliability

62.1% of 2006 Vauxhall Astravans pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,418 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 149,987 miles.

How the 2006 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Astravans (62.4%, 7,862 tests): -0.3 points
  • Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Astravan model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Astravan:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 59.3% 848 143,392
2005 58.6% 1,382 147,806
2006 62.1% 1,418 149,987
2007 64% 814 151,888
2008 60.5% 837 151,673
2009 62.8% 489 149,677
2010 66.2% 730 150,527
2011 67.1% 762 150,266
2012 71.7% 314 138,633

What this means if you are buying a 2006 Astravan

The 2006 sits close to the Vauxhall Astravan 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 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 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 very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2006 Vauxhall Astravan the average at test was 149,987 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 2012 at 71.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 58.6%. That 13.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Vauxhall Astravan MOT data · Every model