Vauxhall ANTARA - 2016
255.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ANTARA, model year 2016.
Sample size: 862 cars, 2,312 tests and 5,910 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 862 cars
The 2016 Vauxhall Antara has a significantly higher overall defect rate, with 256 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 151 defects per 100 vehicles, making it 69% worse than average. Notably, the Antara shows particularly high rates of defects in categories such as brakes and wheels, with brake issues occurring at nearly 110 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 77. Additionally, it stands out negatively in lights and electrics, as well as steering, where it exceeds average defect rates. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase significantly with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, suggesting that the vehicle experiences more issues as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 862 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 40.5% worse
109.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 14.8% worse
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 4.7% worse
15.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 194.5% worse
74.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A reversing lamp inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 57.5% worse
251.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 8.8% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 245.5% worse
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 171.7% worse
30.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 708
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 616
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 458
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 314
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 308
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 294
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 259
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 248
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 205
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 176
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 121
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
A reversing lamp inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 48
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
FAIL
Occurrences: 43