2017 Vauxhall Corsa: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 68.0% to 68.8% (±0.5 points).

• 2017 Vauxhall Corsa68.4%
• All vehicles first used in 201778.2%

That is 9.8 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2017 (78.2%). These cars were about 8 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2017 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2017, failures are more common in suspension (1.7×), lights and electrics (1.0×), brakes (1.4×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×) and noise, emissions, leaks (1.7×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2017.

1. Steering10.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
2. Suspension9.5 in 100 tests1.7× compared with 5.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
3. Lights and electrics6.2 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
4. Brakes6.1 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 4.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
5. Tyres5.9 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors4.2 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
7. Noise, emissions, leaks3.4 in 100 tests1.7× compared with 2.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
8. Body, chassis, structure1.0 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
9. Seat belts and airbags0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
10. Wheels0.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
11. Number plates and VIN0.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017

All vehicles first used in 2017: the 240 models in our data, 2,515,956 tests (97.6% of all 2,578,403 tests on vehicles first used in 2017). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2017 Vauxhall Corsa

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Vauxhall Corsa years

• 2006 Vauxhall Corsa49.7%
• 2007 Vauxhall Corsa52.5%
• 2008 Vauxhall Corsa53.5%
• 2009 Vauxhall Corsa54.6%
• 2010 Vauxhall Corsa54.8%
• 2011 Vauxhall Corsa56.9%
• 2012 Vauxhall Corsa57.4%
• 2013 Vauxhall Corsa58.6%
• 2014 Vauxhall Corsa57.2%
• 2015 Vauxhall Corsa63.6%
• 2016 Vauxhall Corsa66.6%
• 2018 Vauxhall Corsa72.9%
• 2019 Vauxhall Corsa80.2%
• 2020 Vauxhall Corsa84.8%
• 2021 Vauxhall Corsa82.3%
• 2022 Vauxhall Corsa85.9%

Other cars first used in 2017

• 2017 Ford Fiesta74.5%
• 2017 Ford Focus80.8%
• 2017 Volkswagen Golf84.8%
• 2017 MINI Hatch84.9%
• 2017 Volkswagen Polo76.4%