Vauxhall Ampera

Registered from 2012 to 2015.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 1.4 hybrid. 119 of 575 tests failed, 21%.

Better than 30% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
A tyre seriously damaged
A tyre cords visible or damaged

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

Tyres and wheels — 28% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Suspension — 19% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
Brakes — 14% of its failures
Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Body and structure — 18% of its failures

At 100–120k miles this one fails 20% of its inspections, against the 23% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

Odometer	Rate	Its age	Tests
20–40k miles	11%	11%	47
40–60k miles	17%	15%	98
60–80k miles	21%	19%	168
80–100k miles	23%	21%	113
100–120k miles	20%	23%	80

506 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.