Vauxhall VXR8
Registered from 2007 to 2015.
About this model
The Vauxhall VXR8 is a full-size performance car sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2017. The VXR8 was based on the Holden Special Vehicles ClubSport from 2007 to 2009, and Holden Special Vehicles GTS from 2010 to 2017.
From the Wikipedia article Vauxhall VXR8, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 6.2 petrol. 16 of 203 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 98% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 8 |
| Brakes | 31% | 5 |
| Suspension | 31% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 19% | 3 |
| Steering | 19% | 3 |
| Visibility | 19% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 31% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 31% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 19% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering — 19% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 10% of its inspections, against the 26% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 20% | 58 | |
| 60–80k miles | 6% | 23% | 53 | |
| 80–100k miles | 10% | 26% | 30 |
141 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.