2006 Vauxhall Vectra: MOT pass rate and reliability
62.7% of 2006 Vauxhall Vectras pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,448 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 120,259 miles.
How the 2006 compares
- Against all Vauxhall Vectras (61.7%, 29,542 tests): +1 points
- Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -1.4 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 2006 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 2006 Vectra
The 2006 sits close to the Vauxhall Vectra 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2006 Vauxhall Vectra the average at test was 120,259 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 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2003 Vauxhall Vectra - 62.3%
- 2004 Vauxhall Vectra - 58.8%
- 2005 Vauxhall Vectra - 59.4%
- 2007 Vauxhall Vectra - 61.3%
- 2008 Vauxhall Vectra - 61.2%
- 2009 Vauxhall Vectra - 60.8%