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Vauxhall 3door vs Vauxhall Corsa: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Vauxhall 3door
65%
MOT pass rate · 3 vehicles
Vauxhall Corsa
70%
MOT pass rate · 2,071,930 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall 3door (65%) and Vauxhall Corsa (70%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Vauxhall 3door Vauxhall Corsa
MOT pass rate 65% 70% ✓
MOT failure rate 35% 30% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.4 2.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 2%
Average mileage 68,499 mi 89,092 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 3 2,071,930

Most common faults

Vauxhall 3door

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Horn not working (1.6.2a)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play & steering arm (2.2.B.1f)
  5. both front tyres old & cracking
  6. Nearside Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)

Vauxhall Corsa

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall 3door (65%) and Vauxhall Corsa (70%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Vauxhall 3door report Full Vauxhall Corsa report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.