Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 601 individual Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Autos 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 Se Turbo Auto tested had covered 21,076 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto sits 12.5 points above the national average, ranked 841 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 7.7% of tests (4.02x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.5% of tests
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.3% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests

From 601 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.39% of these flagged Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto

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 Corsa Se Turbo Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 17.8% of tests, also fails
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 9.7% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 9.5% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.5% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.5% of tests, also fails
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.7% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.7% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.5% of tests
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests
10. emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users, 0.2% of tests (3.47x the national rate for this advisory)

From 601 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto tests, 2024.

Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto year:

• 2020 Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto - 87.2% first-time pass, 390 tests
• 2021 Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto - 93.1% first-time pass, 203 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

• Audi Rs 6 V-Sprung Tfsi Mhev Quat A - 89.2%
• Dacia Duster Prestige Lpg Tce 4x2 - 89.2%
• Volvo Xc90 R-Design Pro B5 Awd Auto - 89.2%
• MINI Countryman - 89.1%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Elite Nav Turbo - 89.1%
• Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A - 89.1%

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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