Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 6,253 individual Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate87.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+10.4 points
Tests analysed6,253
Average mileage at test29,054 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank1,091 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbos 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 Sri Turbo tested had covered 29,054 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 Sri Turbo sits 10.4 points above the national average, ranked 1,091 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 Sri Turbo

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 7% of tests (3.67x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A service brake control has insufficient reserve travel, 0.3% of tests (2.58x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.4% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment, 0.3% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.6% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
  8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
  9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
  10. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.4% of tests

From 6,247 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.25% of these flagged Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo 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 Sri Turbo

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 Sri Turbo before it actually fails on it.

  1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.2% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.9% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.7% of tests, also fails
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 10.3% of tests, also fails
  5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10% of tests, also fails
  6. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.3% of tests, also fails
  7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.8% of tests
  8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.6% of tests
  10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests

From 6,247 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo tests, 2024.

Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.4 points, from 88.5% to 86.1%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Vauxhall Corsa Sri Turbo year:

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