Vauxhall Corsa — reliability by registration year
1998–2023 · 26 registration years · 861,431 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Corsa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,544 | 91.3% | 94.2% | |
| 2022 | 33,935 | 85.7% | 89.9% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 24.2% |
| 2021 | 38,722 | 82.0% | 86.9% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 29.6% |
| 2020 | 43,640 | 84.7% | 88.2% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 17.7% |
| 3.6 pp better than the years either side What failed 2020 Corsas most often: Visibility — Wipers (front) (17.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (11.9%) · Tread depth (front) (8.0%) | ||||
| 2019 | 51,441 | 80.1% | 84.5% | Coil spring (front) 19.9% |
| 2018 | 51,156 | 72.7% | 77.2% | Coil spring (front) 20.8% |
| 2017 | 49,963 | 68.1% | 72.9% | Track rod end (front) 24.9% |
| 2016 | 72,530 | 66.4% | 71.2% | Track rod end (front) 25.9% |
| 2015 | 83,121 | 63.2% | 68.7% | Track rod end (front) 23.8% |
| 2014 | 69,021 | 56.7% | 65.4% | Track rod end (front) 18.5% |
| 4.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Corsas most often: Track rod end (front) (18.5%) · Coil spring (front) (15.6%) · Visibility — Washers (8.0%) | ||||
| 2013 | 66,425 | 58.1% | 67.4% | Coil spring (front) 17.8% |
| 2012 | 65,235 | 56.8% | 66.1% | Coil spring (front) 15.1% |
| 2011 | 51,511 | 56.4% | 66.3% | Coil spring (front) 13.3% |
| 2010 | 44,205 | 54.2% | 65.0% | Coil spring (front) 13.3% |
| 2009 | 38,165 | 54.0% | 64.8% | Coil spring (front) 12.5% |
| 2008 | 34,291 | 53.0% | 64.1% | Position lamp (front) 12.6% |
| 2007 | 25,689 | 51.9% | 62.9% | Position lamp (front) 13.3% |
| 2006 | 12,977 | 49.0% | 57.2% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 18.2% |
| 2005 | 8,630 | 49.8% | 58.0% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 19.7% |
| 2004 | 6,100 | 49.1% | 57.4% | Rbt (sp) 16.9% |
| 2003 | 5,112 | 51.1% | 58.7% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 17.8% |
| 2002 | 3,422 | 49.6% | 57.7% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.5% |
| 2001 | 2,291 | 51.7% | 60.1% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 12.8% |
| 2000 | 978 | 58.5% | 66.4% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 12.3% |
| 1999 | 746 | 58.4% | 65.1% | |
| 1998 | 581 | 62.8% | 70.7% | |