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Vauxhall CORSA - 2023

39.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2023 is 36.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall CORSA, model year 2023. Sample size: 355 cars, 420 tests and 164 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 355 cars

The 2023 Vauxhall Corsa has an overall defect rate of 39 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% higher than the average rate of 36 per 100 for cars of the same year. Notably, the Corsa shows significantly higher issues with brakes, steering, body structure, and equipment compared to its peers, with brake defects being 167% more frequent. In contrast, it performs better in visibility defects, having a lower rate than the average. Mileage trends indicate increasing defects, especially in the highest mileage category, highlighting potential concerns as the vehicle ages.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 355 cars

More model years for Vauxhall CORSA

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Other models from Vauxhall

Vauxhall ADAM Vauxhall AGILA Vauxhall ANTARA Vauxhall ASTRA Vauxhall ASTRAVAN Vauxhall CASCADA Vauxhall COMBO Vauxhall CORSA Vauxhall CORSAVAN Vauxhall CROSSLAND Vauxhall GRANDLAND Vauxhall INSIGNIA Vauxhall MERIVA Vauxhall MOKKA Vauxhall MOVANO Vauxhall TIGRA Vauxhall VECTRA Vauxhall VIVA Vauxhall VIVARO Vauxhall ZAFIRA

Categories

Brakes
▼ 154.5% worse
22.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▼ 66.7% worse
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.3 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 43.1% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.8 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: and affecting the driver’s view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror
Lights & Electrics
▲ 18.4% better
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.7 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.5% better
38.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.2 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 140.0% worse
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.0 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • 6.1.1 (d) (i)
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 84.6% worse
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
  • An airbag fitted as original equipment obviously missing
  • An airbag obviously inoperative
  • 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
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 72.7% worse
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 600 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)

Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 7
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
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
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment
FAIL
Occurrences: 1