Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,981 individual Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S tested had covered 28,469 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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.

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Most common MOT failures on a Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.5% of tests (3.29x the national rate for this defect)
2. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.9% of tests (1.74x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.7% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests

From 2,680 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.56% of these flagged Vauxhall Corsa Energy S/S defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• MINI Clubman - 85.1%
• BMW 318 - 85.1%
• Ford Transit Custom 320limitd Eblue - 85.1%
• Citroen Unknown - 85.1%
• Audi Rs6 - 85.1%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Se D A - 85%

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

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