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Vauxhall ASTRA - 2012

233.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ASTRA, model year 2012. Sample size: 52,728 cars, 115,246 tests and 268,870 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 52,728 cars

The 2012 Vauxhall Astra shows a slightly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 233 defects per 100 vehicles versus the average of 246. Notably, it performs exceptionally well in the steering category, with a significantly lower defect rate of just 2 defects per 100 compared to 13 for the average vehicle. However, the Astra has higher issues related to body structure and other defects, with rates of 29 and 53 defects per 100 respectively, compared to the averages of 25 and 23. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with distance, aligning closely with the broader trends seen in other vehicles. Overall, while the Astra excels in steering reliability, it faces challenges in body and miscellaneous categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 52,728 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 3.3% worse
107.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 86.4% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 7.8% better
17.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 21.3% better
48.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.7% better
203.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 12.6% worse
29.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 9.7% better
5.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 122.5% worse
52.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 36,982
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23,710
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20,628
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,840
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13,009
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12,074
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,232
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,134
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: 5,272
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,245

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,245
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,460
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,405
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,217
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,781
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,443
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,233
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,232
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,657
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,437