Vauxhall ASTRAVAN - 2005
466.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall ASTRAVAN, model year 2005.
Sample size: 1,350 cars, 2,869 tests and 13,392 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,350 cars
The 2005 Vauxhall Astravan has a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 467 defects per 100 vehicles, while the average stands at 376. Notably, the model exhibits fewer issues with steering and body structure, outperforming the average by 51% and 20% respectively. However, it struggles with brake defects, showing a 63% higher failure rate than average, as well as notable issues in visibility and electrical components. Mileage-related trends indicate that defects increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Astravan shows a marked rise in defect incidents.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,350 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 66.2% worse
263.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 50.4% better
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 53.9% worse
43.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.5% worse
132.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 14.3% worse
359.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 22.1% better
47.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 66.7% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 52.9% worse
71.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified 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)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,892
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 968
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 735
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 680
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 584
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 491
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 425
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 366
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 315
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 92