Vauxhall Crossland: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Crossland 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 35,427 individual Vauxhall Crossland 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 Crosslands 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 Crossland tested had covered 36,734 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. The Vauxhall Crossland sits 8.4 points above the national average, ranked 1,232 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 Crossland

1. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.8% of tests (2.5x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.9% of tests (2.4x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.7% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)
4. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this defect)
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.2% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.8% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests

From 35,368 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Crossland tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.37% of these flagged Vauxhall Crossland defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Vauxhall Crossland

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 Crossland before it actually fails on it.

1. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 8.2% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 7.1% of tests (2.23x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 25.4% of tests (2.07x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 22.5% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24% of tests, also fails
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.8% of tests, also fails
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.2% of tests, also fails
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.7% of tests
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.6% of tests
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.9% of tests

From 35,368 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Crossland tests, 2024.

Vauxhall Crossland pass rate by model year

From its 2017 to its 2021 model year, the Vauxhall Crossland's first-time pass rate has risen 10.5 points, from 80.1% to 90.6%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Vauxhall Crossland year:

• 2017 Vauxhall Crossland - 80.1% first-time pass, 2,549 tests
• 2018 Vauxhall Crossland - 81.8% first-time pass, 12,712 tests
• 2019 Vauxhall Crossland - 87.8% first-time pass, 14,314 tests
• 2020 Vauxhall Crossland - 89.9% first-time pass, 5,296 tests
• 2021 Vauxhall Crossland - 90.6% first-time pass, 415 tests

Vauxhall Crossland by fuel type

The Vauxhall Crossland's two most-tested fuel types split by 4.1 points: petrol passes first time 85.9% of the time (31,340 tests) against 81.8% for diesel (3,950 tests).

• Petrol Vauxhall Crossland - 85.9% first-time pass, 31,340 tests
• Diesel Vauxhall Crossland - 81.8% first-time pass, 3,950 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

• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Infiniti Q30 - 85.2%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Mhev Auto - 85.2%
• MINI Clubman - 85.1%
• BMW 318 - 85.1%
• Ford Transit Custom 320limitd Eblue - 85.1%

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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