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Vauxhall MOT Pass Rate 2023

How often did a Vauxhall pass its MOT first time in 2023? Here’s the year-keyed pass-rate estimate, the change vs the prior year, top advisories, and how it sits against the UK national average.

By Bertram Sargla, Founder, MOT CheckupLast updated: 2026-05-16Data sourced from DVSA

Vauxhall MOT pass rate 2023: approximately 75% (failure rate 25%) — that’s 11 pp above the UK national first-time pass rate of 64%. The Vauxhall brand-wide pass-rate baseline is 75%; this year-keyed figure adjusts for the typical age-related variation between recent test years.

Vauxhall · MOT pass rate · 2023

75%

Implied failure rate: 25% · UK average: 64%

vs 2022 (74.4%):+0.6 pp

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How Vauxhall 2023 compares

Vauxhall’s 2023 first-time MOT pass rate of 75% sits above the UK national figure of 64% for that period. Pass rates tend to rise slowly year on year as newer, better-built cars enter the testable fleet and older, end-of-life vehicles attrit out — so a 1-2 pp gap between adjacent years is normal at brand level.

Vauxhall 202375%
UK average (64%)64%
Vauxhall brand baseline75%

Top advisory and failure categories for Vauxhall

These are the categories most likely to trigger an MOT advisory or failure on a Vauxhall across 19 models in our dataset — aggregated for the same period this page covers.

1

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

17.6%
2

Suspension

15.9%
3

Brakes

13.6%
4

Tyres

11.2%
5

Exhaust, fuel and emissions

9.4%

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Vauxhall pass rate 2022

Year-on-year comparison: 74.4%.

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Vauxhall MOT pass rate 2023 — FAQ

What was the Vauxhall MOT pass rate in 2023?
In 2023, the Vauxhall first-time MOT pass rate was approximately 75% — 11 pp above the UK national average of 64%. The corresponding failure rate is 25%.
How did the Vauxhall pass rate change between 2022 and 2023?
The Vauxhall pass rate moved from 74.4% in 2022 to 75% in 2023 — an improvement of 0.6 percentage points. Year-on-year movement at brand level is usually small; vehicle age and maintenance still dominate.
Is a 75% pass rate good for Vauxhall in 2023?
Against the UK national first-time MOT pass rate of 64%, Vauxhall's 75% in 2023 is better than average. The figure is brand-wide; individual models and years vary significantly.
Are these pass rates official DVSA figures?
These year-keyed pass rates are MOT Checkup's modelled estimates, anchored to the Vauxhall brand-average pass rate (75%) and adjusted for the typical age-related variation between recent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.

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Source: MOT Checkup analysis. Year-keyed pass rates are modelled estimates anchored on the Vauxhall brand-average pass rate of 75% derived from our reliability dataset, with an explicit age-related adjustment between adjacent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.