What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Vauxhall Tigra?

57.3% of 2006 Vauxhall Tigras pass the MOT first time, based on 1,469 DVSA tests. The Vauxhall Tigra averages 58.6% across all model years.

Is a 2006 Vauxhall Tigra a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 2006 Vauxhall Tigra passes 1.3 points less often than the model average of 58.6%. Average mileage at test is 81,405 miles.

2006 Vauxhall Tigra: MOT pass rate and reliability

57.3% of 2006 Vauxhall Tigras pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,469 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 81,405 miles.

How the 2006 compares

Against all Vauxhall Tigras (58.6%, 6,721 tests): -1.3 points
Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -6.8 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Tigra model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Tigra:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
2005	58.6%	800	82,852
2006	57.3%	1,469	81,405
2007	57.4%	1,391	76,587
2008	57.6%	1,182	74,956
2009	59.8%	1,503	70,458

What this means if you are buying a 2006 Tigra

The 2006 sits close to the Vauxhall Tigra average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2006 Vauxhall Tigra the average at test was 81,405 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 2009 at 59.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 57.3%. That 2.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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