Vauxhall Agila reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Vauxhall

Model: Agila

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 248,599 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

72.2%

Share of this model's 248,599 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

55.4 mpg

CO2 emission

118 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 5

Tax cost

£35/yr

Average vehicle miles

71,221

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

71,221

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

15.9

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

30,102

30,102 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

248,599

248,599 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

30,102On the road

Insight summary

Vauxhall Agila is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 30,102 represented vehicles and 0.07% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 72.2% from 248,599 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 48. The current pool shows an average of 71,221 miles and an average age of 15.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 71,221 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are coil springs, parking brake and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Vauxhall Agila 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	29,631
DIESEL	468
OTHER	2
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5,445
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	4,593
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	4,253
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	3,760
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	3,390
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3,064
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2,805
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	2,772
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,454
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	2,441
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,361
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	2,336
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	2,274
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2,188
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	2,089
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2,083
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,055
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	1,911
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	1,761
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))	1,670
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,647
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,613
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,584
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,547
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,527

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 63,623 defects across this top 25 set

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

5,445

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

4,593

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

4,253

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

3,760

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

3,390

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

3,064

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

2,805

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

2,772

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

2,454

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

2,441

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

2,361

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

2,336

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

2,274

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

2,188

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

2,089

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

2,083

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

2,055

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

1,911

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

1,761

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

1,670

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

1,647

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

1,613

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

1,584

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,547

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

1,527

Vauxhall Agila reliability and MOT data