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Vauxhall CORSA - 2019

104.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall CORSA, model year 2019. Sample size: 54,807 cars, 117,274 tests and 122,245 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 54,807 cars

The 2019 Vauxhall Corsa has an overall defect rate of 104 per 100 compared to the yearly average of 106 per 100, showing a slight improvement of 1.8%. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, although the Corsa remains better than the average in both the 0–31,000 and 31,000–62,000 mile segments. Notably, the Corsa performs significantly better than average in the Body/Structure category, with only 2 defects per 100 compared to the average of 3. The model also excels in the "Other" category, showing fewer issues than the average vehicle. Overall, the Corsa appears to hold up well against defects relative to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 54,807 cars

More model years for Vauxhall CORSA

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Other models from Vauxhall

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 19.4% better
50.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 14.3% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • 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
▼ 14.5% worse
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 22.8% better
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A reversing lamp inoperative
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A reversing lamp inoperative
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.9% worse
121.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • 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
▲ 51.4% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
  • 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
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 5.6% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 35.3% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 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: 24,045
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23,337
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,161
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,475
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,030
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,932
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,252
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,930
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,616
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 1,770

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,930
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,616
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,759
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,603
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,454
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,344
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,161
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 953
A reversing lamp inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 855
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 561