2002 Vauxhall Vectra: MOT pass rate and reliability

66.5% of 2002 Vauxhall Vectras pass the MOT first time, measured across 564 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 105,577 miles.

How the 2002 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Vectras (61.7%, 29,542 tests): +4.8 points
  • Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): +1.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Vectra model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Vauxhall Vectra:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1999 68.6% 258 110,330
2000 67.3% 376 102,703
2001 68.8% 593 102,882
2002 66.5% 564 105,577
2003 62.3% 669 111,645
2004 58.8% 1,225 118,981
2005 59.4% 2,071 121,310
2006 62.7% 4,448 120,259
2007 61.3% 8,066 120,018
2008 61.2% 9,322 116,945
2009 60.8% 1,640 117,085

What this means if you are buying a 2002 Vectra

The 2002 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.8 points more often than the Vauxhall Vectra average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2002 Vauxhall Vectra the average at test was 105,577 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 2001 at 68.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 58.8%. That 10.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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