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MOT reliability

Vauxhall Fronter

293 vehicles · 1,506 completed MOT tests analysed
62%
MOT pass rate

Based on 293 Vauxhall Fronter vehicles and 1,506 completed MOT tests, the Vauxhall Fronter has an overall 62% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 126,419 miles.

293
Vehicles
1,506
MOT tests
6,972
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Vauxhall Fronter problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Vauxhall Fronter MOT tests:

  • Other110%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%
  • Brakes4%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Steering3%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Visibility0%

Vauxhall Fronter pass rate by age

How the Vauxhall Fronter's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
5475%
61464%
7989%
83664%
96862%
1010764%
1116964%
1226062%
1326761%
1426163%
1517756%
169456%
173563%
18450%
191100%

Fuel types: Petrol (184), Diesel (106), LPG (3)

Most common Vauxhall Fronter MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (82 times)
  2. Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (59 times)
  3. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (54 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (50 times)
  5. Fuel pipe/s corroded (48 times)
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (45 times)
  7. Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (44 times)
  8. Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (43 times)
  9. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (42 times)
  10. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (40 times)
  11. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (40 times)
  12. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (39 times)
  13. Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (38 times)
  14. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (37 times)
  15. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (37 times)

Vauxhall Fronter pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 3 19 63% 54,663
2000 3 18 67% 107,473
1999 3 16 75% 90,713
1998 12 62 61% 85,294
1997 18 82 67% 93,155
1996 30 155 63% 134,694
1995 56 309 60% 118,070
1994 69 336 63% 137,899
1993 57 287 61% 129,989
1992 39 208 58% 143,392
1991 3 14 57% 142,680

Vauxhall Fronter reliability FAQ

Across 293 Vauxhall Fronter vehicles in our MOT data, 62% pass the MOT (a 38% failure rate), with about 2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Vauxhall Fronter MOT issues are: Oil leak; Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c); Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).

The typical Vauxhall Fronter in our data has covered around 126,419 miles.

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