Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Vauxhall Astra 2022: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 89 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2022 Vauxhall Astra were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Tyre condition (front).

Summary

The 2022 Vauxhall Astra follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 2,817 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
89 in every 100
Did not pass first time
11 in every 100303 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
3 yearsabout 21,511 miles
First tests counted
2,817

What failed most often

  1. Tyre condition (front)31 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2022 Vauxhall Astra vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. A wear pattern follows age and use more than the way the car was built. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Brakes

One wear pattern: brake pads (front), 2.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 303 failed first attempts in 2025 that had a mileage recorded, which allows a like-for-like comparison.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Brake pads (front)

Failed on 32 first tests2.6 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

A pad worn down to its wear indicator, or contaminated with oil or grease, is Major. A pad worn below the set thickness limit, missing or incorrectly mounted is Dangerous. The manual treats an illuminated brake wear indicator as no reason for failure, although DVSA also lists an illuminated indicator as a Major row.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Visibility

One fault: windscreen washers, 2.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Windscreen washers

Failed on 32 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Windscreen washers that are not working, or do not provide sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, are graded Major. They must provide enough fluid for the wipers to clear the windscreen effectively. Vehicles with an opening windscreen, or some other adequate view to the front, left and right, are not inspected for washers.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Brake discs (front)

Noted on 41 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
89in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
3in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
8in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 89.2% of 2,817 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 91.6%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 3 fixed and the 8 not fixed make the 11 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

By fuel type

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage
Petrol2,25820,472 miles9090
Hybrid34221,572 miles8787

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

40608010020002005201020152022Older cars
406080100200020102022Older cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
199759 in every 100419
199861 in every 100424
199956 in every 100739
200056 in every 1001,248
200157 in every 1002,356
200255 in every 1004,206
200357 in every 1005,631
200456 in every 1005,960
200553 in every 10010,854
200651 in every 10016,611
200753 in every 10027,312
200855 in every 10028,455
200955 in every 10029,686
201059 in every 10040,145
201161 in every 10037,568
201264 in every 10044,619
201365 in every 10052,491
201466 in every 10048,410
201567 in every 10044,368
201673 in every 10053,101
201778 in every 10043,869
201880 in every 10028,645
201983 in every 10020,311
202083 in every 1005,926
202187 in every 1005,634
2022 This car89 in every 1002,817

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage matters most on a 2022 Astra.

Of 2022 Astra vehicles with under 13,000 miles, 95 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 34,000 miles or more, 80 in every 100 did.

Under 13,000562 tests
95
13,000–18,000517 tests
93
18,000–25,000 Typical car650 tests
91
25,000–34,000540 tests
87
34,000 and over548 tests
80

Which fuel?

Typical mileagePassed first time,
as tested		Passed first time,
same mileage
Petrol20,472 miles9090
Hybrid21,572 miles8787

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Petrol cars look better on the raw figures only because hybrid cars have done more miles (typically 21,572 against 20,472). At the same mileage there is no clear difference between the two.

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 13,00018,000–25,00034,000 and over
Tyre condition (front)0.73.73.8

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2022 Vauxhall Astra follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Tyre condition (front), about 31 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 89.2% of 2,817 first MOTs on the 2022 Vauxhall Astra passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 91.6%. Among 303 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Windscreen washers appears more often than on similar cars (10.6% of those tests; 32 observed failures; about 2.3× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2022 Vauxhall Astra at the first attempt were Tyre condition (front) (30.7%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Windscreen washers (10.6% of those tests; 32 observed failures; about 2.3× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Windscreen washers shows up more often than on similar cars (10.6% of those tests; 32 observed failures; about 2.3× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2022 Vauxhall Astra include Windscreen washers. These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2022 Vauxhall Astra (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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