2016 Vauxhall Mokka: MOT pass rate and reliability

73.8% of 2016 Vauxhall Mokkas pass the MOT first time, measured across 39,966 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 57,960 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Mokkas (75.9%, 218,940 tests): -2.1 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -7.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Mokka model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Mokka:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2012 67.7% 781 88,818
2013 67.7% 12,508 85,882
2014 71.2% 31,679 75,644
2015 73.1% 43,029 65,177
2016 73.8% 39,966 57,960
2017 77.3% 36,811 50,230
2018 81.4% 31,837 41,857
2019 86.8% 22,272 34,425

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Mokka

The 2016 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.1 points less often than the Vauxhall Mokka average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2016 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Vauxhall Mokka the average at test was 57,960 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 86.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 67.7%. That 19.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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