Vauxhall Corsavan
Registered from 2001 to 2018.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 1.2 diesel. 237 of 795 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 22% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 62% | 148 |
| Lights and electrics | 48% | 113 |
| Visibility | 25% | 59 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 58 |
| Brakes | 20% | 47 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 17% | 41 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 95% of 2008 cars — 25% of its 237 failed tests, where an ordinary 2008 car has 9%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 62% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 48% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 25% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 40% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 27% | 24% | 64 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 27% | 136 | |
| 100–120k miles | 31% | 29% | 181 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 29% | 151 | |
| 140–160k miles | 30% | 30% | 122 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 30% | 63 | |
| 180–200k miles | 37% | 29% | 30 | |
| 200k+ miles | 40% | 29% | 30 |
777 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.