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MOT reliability

Vauxhall Frontera

65,951 vehicles · 474,869 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 65,951 Vauxhall Frontera vehicles and 474,869 completed MOT tests, the Vauxhall Frontera has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 115,008 miles.

65,951
Vehicles
474,869
MOT tests
6,446
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Vauxhall Frontera problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Vauxhall Frontera MOT tests:

  • Other106%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Brakes4%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Steering2%
  • Body & structure1%
  • Lamps & electrical0%

Vauxhall Frontera pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12100%
29286%
33,80285%
45,59684%
58,80980%
614,90876%
722,91773%
830,73670%
938,42468%
1044,87567%
1150,55966%
1254,26165%
1352,55864%
1443,99563%
1532,49063%
1622,40763%
1715,38663%
1810,29064%
196,87365%
204,61266%

Fuel types: Petrol (41,026), Diesel (24,630), LPG (284), Other (5), Gas Bi-Fuel (3), Gas (2), LNG (1)

Most common Vauxhall Frontera MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (22,529 times)
  2. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (20,813 times)
  3. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (19,205 times)
  4. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (15,845 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (15,098 times)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (14,775 times)
  7. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (14,622 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (14,333 times)
  9. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (13,926 times)
  10. Fuel pipe/s corroded (13,258 times)
  11. Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (12,444 times)
  12. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (12,035 times)
  13. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (10,904 times)
  14. Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (10,752 times)
  15. Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) (10,303 times)

Vauxhall Frontera pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2009 1 29 69% 173,001
2006 1 2 50% 10,113
2005 47 687 74% 83,168
2004 781 11,880 72% 108,467
2003 2,029 32,606 72% 112,857
2002 1,423 21,316 72% 118,897
2001 1,998 24,557 69% 100,896
2000 4,336 48,491 68% 104,418
1999 5,801 57,217 67% 103,918
1998 6,066 50,652 67% 106,217
1997 6,137 46,326 67% 110,570
1996 6,680 46,937 66% 117,730
1995 7,268 44,820 65% 119,825
1994 8,377 44,546 64% 121,520
1993 6,173 29,607 64% 123,925
1992 3,386 13,853 63% 128,078
1991 306 1,122 63% 130,627
1990 1 2 100% 191,979
1984 1 2 100% 104,781
1975 1 1 100% 63,584
1971 34 178 65% 120,326
1966 1 12 67% 83,244

Vauxhall Frontera reliability FAQ

Across 65,951 Vauxhall Frontera vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Vauxhall Frontera MOT issues are: Oil leak; Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c); Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).

The typical Vauxhall Frontera in our data has covered around 115,008 miles.

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