Vauxhall Astra reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Vauxhall

Model: Astra

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 4,460,349 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

73.8%

Share of this model's 4,460,349 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

71.7 mpg

CO2 emission

119 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£135/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

99,655

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

105,038

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

13.5

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

520,482

520,481 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

4,460,349

4,460,349 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Common

520,482On the road

Insight summary

Vauxhall Astra is a common model in this snapshot, with 520,482 represented vehicles and 1.25% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 73.8% from 4,460,349 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 99,655 miles and an average age of 13.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 105,038 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are coil springs, engine warning light and parking brake. The practical read is that the Vauxhall Astra 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	364,276
DIESEL	156,116
LPG	55
OTHER	17
GAS BI-FUEL	13
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	4
ELECTRIC	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

4 / 5

Adult

80%

Children

82%

Pedestrian

67%

Safety systems

66%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	88,352
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	78,180
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	64,142
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	61,947
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	54,842
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	46,592
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	45,917
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	43,134
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	39,400
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	35,226
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35,037
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	33,958
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33,765
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	33,235
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	31,252
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	30,363
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	30,176
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	29,826
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	28,676
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	27,184
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	26,360
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	25,377
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	22,018
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	21,531
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	21,175

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 987,665 defects across this top 25 set

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

88,352

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

78,180

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

64,142

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

61,947

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

54,842

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

46,592

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

45,917

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

43,134

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

39,400

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

35,226

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

35,037

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

33,958

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

33,765

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

33,235

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

31,252

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

30,363

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

30,176

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

29,826

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

28,676

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

27,184

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

26,360

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

25,377

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

22,018

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

21,531

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

21,175

Vauxhall Astra reliability and MOT data