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Vauxhall Vectra
MOT 2023
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Vectra

52,378 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Vectras pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 10.5 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

65.2%

Pass-after-fix

5.1%

Fail

28.8%

Avg miles

117,186

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Vectra: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 52,378 MOT tests, the Vectra returns 65.2% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a broken or weak spring. A number-plate lamp out and a defective headlamp lens round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 117,186, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    3,744 occurrences · 7.1% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    3,343 occurrences · 6.4% of tests

  3. 03

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    2,805 occurrences · 5.4% of tests

  4. 04

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    2,719 occurrences · 5.2% of tests

  5. 05

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    2,018 occurrences · 3.9% of tests

  6. 06

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    1,981 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  7. 07

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    1,981 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  8. 08

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    1,814 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    1,564 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  10. 10

    Parking brake inoperative on one side

    1,428 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£138–£445

If every one of this Vectra's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Buying or keeping a Vectra?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Vectra and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.