Vauxhall Ampera MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 68.6% of Vauxhall Ampera MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 1,149 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
72.8%
All cars: 76.1% (3.3 points worse). 302 tests.
At 11 years and over
66.9%
All cars: 61.3% (5.6 points better). 801 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 302 | 72.8% | 70.0% | 83,750 miles |
| 11 | 309 | 67.0% | 66.9% | 96,250 miles |
| 12 | 315 | 68.6% | 64.4% | 106,250 miles |
| 13 | 177 | 63.8% | 62.1% | 116,250 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Vauxhall Ampera MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | Ampera | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14.3% | 16.6% |
| Tyres | 9.8% | 8.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9.7% | 4.2% |
| Brakes | 9.4% | 10.2% |
| Suspension | 8.4% | 13.7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6.5% | 4.0% |
| Visibility | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 0.7% | 0.4% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 8.1% of tests
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction failed 6.5% of tests · what this means
- Coil spring: fractured or broken failed 4.1% of tests · what this means
- Side repeaters: not working failed 3.3% of tests
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 2.6% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 2.1% of tests
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 2.0% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam failed 1.8% of tests · what this means
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick failed 1.8% of tests · what this means
- Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative failed 1.5% of tests
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About these figures
- They cover every Ampera version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: hybrid electric (clean) 80.3%, electric 17.2%, petrol 1.4%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.