Vauxhall Astra — reliability by registration year
1999–2022 · 24 registration years · 560,962 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Astra registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,817 | 89.2% | 91.6% | Tyres — Condition (front) 30.7% |
| 2021 | 5,634 | 87.2% | 89.9% | Brake pads (rear) 17.3% |
| 2020 | 5,926 | 83.3% | 86.8% | Malfunction indicator lamp 18.4% |
| 2019 | 20,311 | 82.8% | 86.9% | Brake pads (rear) 15.1% |
| 2018 | 28,645 | 79.9% | 84.9% | Brake pads (rear) 12.4% |
| 2017 | 43,869 | 77.5% | 83.0% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 13.5% |
| 2016 | 53,101 | 72.9% | 78.7% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 28.3% |
| 2015 | 44,368 | 66.5% | 72.7% | Coil spring (rear) 29.0% |
| 3.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2015 Astras most often: Coil spring (rear) (29.0%) · Tyre pressure monitoring system (13.2%) · Brake pads (rear) (7.7%) | ||||
| 2014 | 48,410 | 66.0% | 72.6% | Coil spring (rear) 24.5% |
| 2013 | 52,491 | 65.2% | 72.0% | Coil spring (rear) 20.5% |
| 2012 | 44,619 | 64.1% | 71.6% | Coil spring (rear) 16.3% |
| 2011 | 37,568 | 61.3% | 69.0% | Coil spring (rear) 15.0% |
| 2010 | 40,145 | 58.9% | 66.2% | Coil spring (rear) 10.8% |
| 2009 | 29,686 | 54.7% | 62.7% | Coil spring (front) 16.3% |
| 2.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2009 Astras most often: Coil spring (front) (16.3%) · Visibility — Washers (8.1%) · Position lamp (front) (7.8%) | ||||
| 2008 | 28,455 | 54.6% | 62.4% | Coil spring (front) 12.8% |
| 2007 | 27,312 | 52.6% | 60.9% | Coil spring (front) 10.2% |
| 2006 | 16,611 | 51.4% | 59.4% | Rbt (sp) 11.5% |
| 2005 | 10,854 | 53.0% | 61.1% | Rbt (sp) 11.9% |
| 2004 | 5,960 | 55.7% | 64.1% | Headlamp aim 11.6% |
| 2003 | 5,631 | 56.9% | 65.2% | Headlamp aim 12.8% |
| 2002 | 4,206 | 55.0% | 64.0% | Headlamp aim 13.5% |
| 2001 | 2,356 | 57.1% | 65.5% | Headlamp aim 13.9% |
| 2000 | 1,248 | 55.6% | 63.9% | Catalyst emissions 15.8% |
| 1999 | 739 | 55.8% | 63.7% | Catalyst emissions 24.3% |