MOT reliability

Vauxhall Astra pickup

Q: Is the Vauxhall Astra pickup reliable?

Across 1 Vauxhall Astra pickup vehicles in our MOT data, 64% pass the MOT (a 36% failure rate), with about 4.0 faults or advisories recorded per test.

1 vehicles · 25 completed MOT tests analysed

64%

MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Vauxhall Astra pickup vehicles and 25 completed MOT tests, the Vauxhall Astra pickup has an overall 64% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 137,654 miles.

Vehicles

MOT tests

3,141

Avg miles / year

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Vauxhall Astra pickup problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Vauxhall Astra pickup MOT tests:

Other70%
Brakes20%
Tyres, wheels & suspension11%
Lamps & electrical11%
Emissions & nuisance4%
Steering3%
Body & structure1%
Visibility1%

Vauxhall Astra pickup pass rate by age

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
3	1	100%
4	1	100%
5	2	50%
6	2	50%
7	2	50%
8	2	50%
9	2	50%
10	2	50%
11	1	100%
12	1	100%
13	1	100%
15	1	100%
16	2	50%
17	2	50%
19	2	50%
20	1	100%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Vauxhall Astra pickup MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Vauxhall Astra pickup MOT tests:

Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (4 times)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (4 times)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (4 times)
engine managment light on (4 times)
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (4 times)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (3 times)
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i)) (3 times)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (2 times)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
front number plate starting to delaminate (2 times)
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
front disks slightly pitted (2 times)
front number plate starting to fade (2 times)
o/s mirror back missing (2 times)

Vauxhall Astra pickup pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2004	1	25	64%	137,654

Vauxhall Astra pickup reliability FAQ

Across 1 Vauxhall Astra pickup vehicles in our MOT data, 64% pass the MOT (a 36% failure rate), with about 4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Vauxhall Astra pickup MOT issues are: Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f).

The typical Vauxhall Astra pickup in our data has covered around 137,654 miles.

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