VauxhallAntara MOT results

In 2025, 53.3% of Vauxhall Antara MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 65.7% for cars of the same age. 13.3% had at least one dangerous defect (8.6% for cars the same age). The typical Vauxhall Antara tested was 12 years old with 88,400 miles. Based on 18,269 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Vauxhall Antara cars are on the road

First-time pass: 53.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 65.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 9.1%passed after repair
Failed: 37.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 13.3%same age 8.6%
Typical mileage: 88,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Vauxhall AntaraAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2016	777	56.1%	74.8%
2015	2,002	54.4%	71.8%
2014	2,435	52.9%	68.5%
2013	6,061	54.5%	65.6%
2012	5,067	52.2%	63.2%
2011	692	50.9%	61.0%
2010	212	46.2%	59.1%
2009	449	50.8%	58.1%
2008	356	51.7%	57.0%
2007	207	49.8%	57.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Vauxhall AntaraAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	1,518	55.1%	79.1%	73,300
10-14 years	15,617	53.3%	65.7%	88,800
15-19 years	1,134	50.4%	57.6%	106,400

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Vauxhall Antara is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	635	3.5%	1.5×	58.7%
PE Peterborough	East of England	538	2.9%	1.6×	54.3%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	518	2.8%	0.9×	64.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	497	2.7%	1.7×	57.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	454	2.5%	1.3×	51.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	436	2.4%	1.4×	54.1%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	431	2.4%	1.8×	50.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	430	2.4%	2.5×	50.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	364	2.0%	1.1×	56.0%
CH Chester	North West	354	1.9%	1.7×	52.8%
TS Teesside	North East	317	1.7%	1.9×	53.3%
M Manchester	North West	307	1.7%	1.1×	55.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	295	1.6%	1.0×	51.5%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	275	1.5%	1.4×	58.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	274	1.5%	1.1×	51.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	267	1.5%	1.2×	48.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	264	1.4%	1.1×	53.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	249	1.4%	1.8×	48.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	244	1.3%	1.0×	56.1%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	231	1.3%	2.2×	39.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	231	1.3%	0.9×	52.4%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	226	1.2%	1.2×	58.0%
NP Newport	Wales	221	1.2%	1.4×	49.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	215	1.2%	0.8×	55.3%
ME Rochester	South East	205	1.1%	1.1×	59.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	194	1.1%	1.6×	54.6%
DL Darlington	North East	193	1.1%	1.8×	43.0%
RG Reading	South East	189	1.0%	0.7×	61.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	189	1.0%	0.8×	50.8%
IP Ipswich	East of England	186	1.0%	0.9×	47.8%
L Liverpool	North West	185	1.0%	0.9×	59.5%
SO Southampton	South East	185	1.0%	0.8×	49.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	183	1.0%	1.5×	55.7%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	180	1.0%	2.0×	49.4%
OX Oxford	South East	179	1.0%	0.9×	48.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	175	1.0%	0.7×	52.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	174	1.0%	1.4×	47.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	174	1.0%	0.9×	44.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	173	0.9%	0.8×	41.6%
PR Preston	North West	173	0.9%	1.0×	55.5%
BB Blackburn	North West	172	0.9%	1.1×	58.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	171	0.9%	1.8×	49.1%
CW Crewe	North West	170	0.9%	1.5×	53.5%
DH Durham	North East	170	0.9%	1.9×	56.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	170	0.9%	1.3×	51.8%
WA Warrington	North West	169	0.9%	0.9×	54.4%
BS Bristol	South West	167	0.9%	0.5×	46.7%
BL Bolton	North West	166	0.9%	1.2×	59.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	165	0.9%	0.8×	52.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	163	0.9%	1.0×	55.8%
EX Exeter	South West	161	0.9%	0.8×	41.0%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	158	0.9%	0.9×	45.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	150	0.8%	1.0×	51.3%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	147	0.8%	0.9×	57.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	144	0.8%	1.4×	43.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	143	0.8%	0.8×	46.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	141	0.8%	0.9×	58.2%
BN Brighton	South East	137	0.7%	0.6×	50.4%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	136	0.7%	1.7×	49.3%
PA Paisley	Scotland	136	0.7%	1.6×	47.1%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	135	0.7%	1.1×	59.3%
LA Lancaster	North West	134	0.7%	1.4×	56.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	131	0.7%	0.9×	51.9%
SN Swindon	South West	129	0.7%	0.8×	52.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	128	0.7%	0.6×	53.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	126	0.7%	1.6×	42.9%
LU Luton	East of England	124	0.7%	1.0×	62.1%
OL Oldham	North West	124	0.7%	1.0×	59.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	123	0.7%	1.6×	46.3%
GU Guildford	South East	122	0.7%	0.5×	52.5%
SK Stockport	North West	121	0.7%	0.7×	49.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	120	0.7%	1.1×	49.2%
IV Inverness	Scotland	118	0.6%	1.5×	47.5%
TA Taunton	South West	118	0.6%	1.0×	47.5%
SR Sunderland	North East	117	0.6%	1.9×	49.6%
BA Bath	South West	114	0.6%	0.7×	50.9%
WN Wigan	North West	111	0.6%	1.3×	54.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	107	0.6%	0.8×	55.1%
PH Perth	Scotland	98	0.5%	1.8×	38.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	97	0.5%	1.4×	64.9%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	95	0.5%	0.5×	65.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	91	0.5%	0.9×	50.5%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	89	0.5%	2.1×	56.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	89	0.5%	1.3×	50.6%
RH Redhill	South East	87	0.5%	0.5×	73.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	84	0.5%	1.0×	46.4%
CB Cambridge	East of England	76	0.4%	0.6×	67.1%
DA Dartford	South East	72	0.4%	0.5×	56.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	68	0.4%	1.0×	55.9%
SL Slough	South East	60	0.3%	0.5×	65.0%
TQ Torquay	South West	59	0.3%	0.6×	50.8%
RM Romford	London	55	0.3%	0.4×	61.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	53	0.3%	0.7×	35.8%
TR Truro	South West	49	0.3%	0.4×	53.1%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	41	0.2%	0.9×	58.5%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	41	0.2%	1.2×	51.2%
EN Enfield	London	38	0.2%	0.4×	60.5%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.2%	0.7×	60.6%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	31	0.2%	2.0×	41.9%
AL St Albans	East of England	30	0.2%	0.4×	43.3%
SE London SE	London	29	0.2%	0.2×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	27	0.1%	0.2×	–
CR Croydon	London	23	0.1%	0.2×	–
TW Twickenham	London	23	0.1%	0.2×	–
N London N	London	22	0.1%	0.2×	–
UB Southall	London	21	0.1%	0.2×	–
BR Bromley	London	17	<0.1%	0.3×	–
WD Watford	East of England	17	<0.1%	0.2×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	15	<0.1%	1.0×	–
E London E	London	14	<0.1%	0.1×	–
HA Harrow	London	13	<0.1%	0.1×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	13	<0.1%	1.6×	–
IG Ilford	London	12	<0.1%	0.2×	–
SM Sutton	London	11	<0.1%	0.3×	–
NW London NW	London	10	<0.1%	0.1×	–
SW London SW	London	8	<0.1%	0.1×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	7	<0.1%	1.0×	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,387	13.1%	1.7×	49.2%
North East	1,233	6.7%	1.7×	52.1%
North West	2,432	13.3%	1.1×	54.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,994	10.9%	1.2×	53.5%
Wales	1,150	6.3%	1.3×	51.1%
West Midlands	1,967	10.8%	1.1×	58.3%
East Midlands	1,470	8.0%	1.2×	52.9%
East of England	1,777	9.7%	1.0×	54.0%
London	326	1.8%	0.2×	63.8%
South East	2,094	11.5%	0.7×	55.7%
South West	1,439	7.9%	0.8×	46.9%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Vauxhall AntaraCars the same age

Lights and electrics27.8%13.9%
Suspension17.2%12.8%
Brakes12.3%7.6%
Tyres8.0%7.0%
Emissions and leaks7.3%3.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.4%4.7%
Body and structure4.6%4.0%
Steering2.1%2.8%
Seat belts and airbags1.4%1.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Vauxhall Antara tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	10.0%	3.4%	2.9×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	8.5%	2.6%	3.3×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	5.8%	3.8%	1.5×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	5.6%	2.0%	2.8×	0.0%
Reversing lamps: inoperative Lights and electrics	4.4%	0.2%	22×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.9%	2.7%	1.4×	100.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.5%	1.9%	1.8×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	3.4%	1.6%	2.1×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	3.3%	1.8%	1.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.0%	2.1%	1.4×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	23.6%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	23.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	13.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	13.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	9.7%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	9.6%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	8.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.6%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	17,983	53.3%
Petrol	286	50.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model