Vauxhall Agila MOT pass rate: 67.0% (32,627 tests, 2025)

Name: Vauxhall Agila MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Vauxhall Agila passed 67.0% of its 32,627 MOT tests in 2025 — 10.5 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 15 years old with 62,382 miles on the clock.

67.0%Pass rate (2025)

32,627MOT tests analysed

62,382 miMedian mileage at test

15 yrsMedian age at test

How the Agila compares

Vauxhall Agila

67.0%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Vauxhall average (all models)

72.2%

What fails most on the Vauxhall Agila

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Agila:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	9,916	33.6%
2	Brakes	7,497	25.4%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4,472	15.1%
4	Tyres	2,561	8.7%
5	Visibility	2,076	7.0%
6	Body, chassis, structure	1,419	4.8%

Pre-MOT checklist for Agila owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Agila pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2008, 2009, 2011. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2006, 2007. Full ranking and method: Vauxhall Agila years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	1,742	65.3%	-1.3 pts	76,666	65.3% visual scale
2002	2,091	67.0%	+1.3 pts	76,728	67.0% visual scale
2003	3,919	66.1%	+1.1 pts	74,162	66.1% visual scale
2004	3,525	67.9%	+3.6 pts	71,306	67.9% visual scale
2005	3,620	68.5%	+4.0 pts	70,822	68.5% visual scale
2006	3,402	68.5%	+4.1 pts	68,942	68.5% visual scale
2007	3,029	70.7%	+5.6 pts	68,021	70.7% visual scale
2008	8,850	59.4%	-5.7 pts	67,464	59.4% visual scale
2009	16,427	61.5%	-4.9 pts	64,506	61.5% visual scale
2010	11,236	64.8%	-2.5 pts	60,663	64.8% visual scale
2011	12,639	66.6%	-2.6 pts	59,040	66.6% visual scale
2012	11,858	71.9%	+0.6 pts	53,744	71.9% visual scale
2013	10,283	75.4%	+2.1 pts	47,660	75.4% visual scale
2014	10,321	78.9%	+3.1 pts	42,760	78.9% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Ball joint has slight play — 797 cars · 18.7% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 818 cars · 12.2% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 553 cars · 11.2% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 302 cars · 9.3% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 282 cars · 7.1% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Agila before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Vauxhall models

Corsa68.8% pass rate · 760,175 tests Astra72.1% pass rate · 571,373 tests Mokka71.9% pass rate · 215,864 tests Insignia73.2% pass rate · 179,220 tests Zafira69.2% pass rate · 174,162 tests Vivaro60.6% pass rate · 146,687 tests Meriva67.8% pass rate · 80,856 tests Combo67.8% pass rate · 79,833 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Vauxhall Agila?

In 2025, 67.0% of 32,627 first MOT tests on the Vauxhall Agila were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Agila fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (33.6% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Vauxhall Agila reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 67.0% it performs below the national average at a median age of 15 years and 62,382 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.