Vauxhall Grandland: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Vauxhall Grandland passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 36,305 individual Vauxhall Grandland tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Vauxhall Grandlands 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 Grandland tested had covered 43,042 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 Grandland sits 9.6 points above the national average, ranked 1,152 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.

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.

Looking at a specific Vauxhall Grandland rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Vauxhall Grandlands at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Vauxhall Grandland

1. Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap, 0.4% of tests (3.22x the national rate for this defect)
2. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.4% of tests (2.87x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 5% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.4% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.2% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
7. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.9% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests

From 36,227 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Grandland tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.53% of these flagged Vauxhall Grandland defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Vauxhall Grandland

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 Grandland before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.1% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this advisory)
2. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.1% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.2% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.3% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16.4% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this advisory)
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 12.6% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 35.4% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.2% of tests, also fails
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.6% of tests, also fails
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.1% of tests

From 36,227 DVSA-tracked Vauxhall Grandland tests, 2024.

Vauxhall Grandland pass rate by model year

From its 2018 to its 2021 model year, the Vauxhall Grandland's first-time pass rate has risen 5.5 points, from 83.6% to 89.1%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Vauxhall Grandland year:

• 2018 Vauxhall Grandland - 83.6% first-time pass, 16,172 tests
• 2019 Vauxhall Grandland - 89.1% first-time pass, 18,867 tests
• 2020 Vauxhall Grandland - 89.3% first-time pass, 757 tests
• 2021 Vauxhall Grandland - 89.1% first-time pass, 302 tests

Vauxhall Grandland by fuel type

The Vauxhall Grandland's two most-tested fuel types split by 2.5 points: petrol passes first time 87.4% of the time (25,888 tests) against 84.9% for diesel (10,255 tests).

• Petrol Vauxhall Grandland - 87.4% first-time pass, 25,888 tests
• Diesel Vauxhall Grandland - 84.9% first-time pass, 10,255 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

• Peugeot 2008 Allure Puretech S/S - 86.4%
• Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium D A - 86.4%
• Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Ngt Ed Prem D A - 86.4%
• Peugeot 5008 Allure Puretech S/S - 86.3%
• Volvo Xc90 Inscription B5 Mhev Awd A - 86.3%
• Volvo Xc90 Inscrp Pro T8rchrge Awd A - 86.3%

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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