Vauxhall CROSSLAND - 2021
90.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Vauxhall CROSSLAND, model year 2021.
Sample size: 16,076 cars, 34,446 tests and 31,068 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 16,076 cars
The 2021 Vauxhall Crossland has an overall defect rate of 90 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% higher than the average for its year at 79 per 100. Notably, the model exhibits significantly fewer issues with steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and equipment compared to the average, highlighting its strengths in these areas. However, it shows a concerning trend with brake defects, being over twice as common as the average, and also struggles with body and structural issues. Defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the 62,000-93,000 miles category, where the Crossland’s figures are noticeably higher than average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 16,076 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 98.8% worse
79.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering
- Excessive movement of centre of steering wheel up or down
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 62.8% better
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 58.0% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.4% better
80.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 190.5% worse
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 46.7% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 7.4% worse
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,337
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,278
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,604
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,624
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,737
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 651
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 604
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 590
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 585
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 528
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 651
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 585
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 528
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 415
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 314
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 107
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 90