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Vauxhall Clio vs Vauxhall Vectra: reliability comparison

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

Vauxhall Clio
62%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Vauxhall Vectra
67%
MOT pass rate · 740,983 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Clio (62%) and Vauxhall Vectra (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Vauxhall Clio Vauxhall Vectra
MOT pass rate 62% 67% ✓
MOT failure rate 38% 33% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.4 ✓ 2.3
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 83,489 mi 126,456 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 740,983

Most common faults

Vauxhall Clio

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. rear tyres side walls cracking
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. both rear tyres cracked/deteriorated
  5. Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
  6. Offside Side repeater flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)

Vauxhall Vectra

  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. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Oil leak
  6. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Vauxhall Clio (62%) and Vauxhall Vectra (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Vauxhall Clio report Full Vauxhall Vectra 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.