Vauxhall Adam reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Vauxhall

Model: Adam

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 380,726 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

77.3%

Share of this model's 380,726 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

44.8 mpg

CO2 emission

128 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£180/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

58,558

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

64,685

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

9.8

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

55,241

55,241 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

380,726

380,726 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Uncommon

55,241On the road

Insight summary

Vauxhall Adam is an uncommon model in this snapshot, with 55,241 represented vehicles and 0.13% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 77.3% from 380,726 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 45. The current pool shows an average of 58,558 miles and an average age of 9.8 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 64,685 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are track rod ends, shock absorbers and coil springs. The practical read is that the Vauxhall Adam looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	55,239
DIESEL	1
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	10,759
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	10,425
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	9,626
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	7,868
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	5,133
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5,035
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	4,903
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	4,871
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	4,651
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	4,155
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	4,046
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	3,984
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	3,220
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,937
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,702
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	2,569
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	2,441
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	2,218
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	2,150
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	2,100
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	2,015
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	1,951
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,876
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,834
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,531

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 105,000 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

10,759

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

10,425

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

9,626

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

7,868

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

5,133

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

5,035

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

4,903

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

4,871

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

4,651

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

4,155

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

4,046

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

3,984

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

3,220

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,937

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

2,702

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

2,569

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

2,441

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

2,218

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

2,150

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

2,100

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

2,015

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

1,951

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,876

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,834

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,531

Vauxhall Adam reliability and MOT data