VauxhallCascada MOT results

In 2025, 73.9% of Vauxhall Cascada MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 70.4% for cars of the same age. 7.2% had at least one dangerous defect (7.7% for cars the same age). The typical Vauxhall Cascada tested was 10 years old with 61,100 miles. Based on 2,694 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Vauxhall Cascada cars are on the road

First-time pass: 73.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 70.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.4%passed after repair
Failed: 21.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.2%same age 7.7%
Typical mileage: 61,100at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Vauxhall CascadaAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	48	79.2%	80.8%
2017	193	75.6%	78.1%
2016	492	73.0%	74.8%
2015	543	75.1%	71.8%
2014	673	74.6%	68.5%
2013	745	72.1%	65.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Vauxhall CascadaAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	959	74.5%	79.1%	49,700
10-14 years	1,735	73.5%	65.7%	68,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Vauxhall Cascada 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	89	3.3%	1.1×	76.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	73	2.7%	1.5×	76.7%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	67	2.5%	1.1×	70.1%
PE Peterborough	East of England	63	2.3%	1.3×	77.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	60	2.2%	2.1×	70.0%
CH Chester	North West	56	2.1%	1.9×	69.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	56	2.1%	1.4×	82.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	54	2.0%	1.5×	72.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	53	2.0%	1.4×	58.5%
RG Reading	South East	52	1.9%	1.3×	75.0%
DE Derby	East Midlands	48	1.8%	1.3×	72.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	46	1.7%	1.0×	80.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	45	1.7%	1.4×	77.8%
BN Brighton	South East	44	1.6%	1.4×	68.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	43	1.6%	1.1×	67.4%
GU Guildford	South East	42	1.6%	1.2×	73.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	40	1.5%	0.9×	77.5%
TS Teesside	North East	40	1.5%	1.6×	67.5%
ME Rochester	South East	39	1.4%	1.4×	82.1%
SO Southampton	South East	39	1.4%	1.2×	82.1%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	39	1.4%	2.0×	69.2%
L Liverpool	North West	38	1.4%	1.3×	71.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	37	1.4%	1.3×	67.6%
BS Bristol	South West	37	1.4%	0.8×	64.9%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	36	1.3%	2.0×	69.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	36	1.3%	1.0×	69.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	32	1.2%	0.7×	68.8%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	1.2%	0.9×	71.9%
LU Luton	East of England	32	1.2%	1.8×	84.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	32	1.2%	1.4×	75.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	31	1.2%	1.0×	90.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	31	1.2%	0.9×	77.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	30	1.1%	1.0×	73.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	29	1.1%	0.7×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	28	1.0%	1.1×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	28	1.0%	1.1×	–
PR Preston	North West	28	1.0%	1.1×	–
M Manchester	North West	27	1.0%	0.7×	–
DA Dartford	South East	25	0.9%	1.3×	–
RH Redhill	South East	25	0.9%	0.9×	–
WA Warrington	North West	25	0.9%	0.9×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	25	0.9%	1.4×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	0.9%	1.0×	–
OX Oxford	South East	24	0.9%	0.8×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	24	0.9%	0.9×	–
SE London SE	London	24	0.9%	1.1×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	24	0.9%	1.3×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	23	0.9%	1.5×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.9%	0.8×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	22	0.8%	1.2×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	22	0.8%	1.1×	–
NP Newport	Wales	21	0.8%	0.9×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	20	0.7%	0.9×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	20	0.7%	0.6×	–
EN Enfield	London	20	0.7%	1.3×	–
BA Bath	South West	19	0.7%	0.8×	–
CW Crewe	North West	19	0.7%	1.2×	–
DH Durham	North East	18	0.7%	1.3×	–
EX Exeter	South West	18	0.7%	0.6×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	18	0.7%	1.3×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	17	0.6%	0.8×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	17	0.6%	0.8×	–
RM Romford	London	17	0.6%	0.8×	–
TR Truro	South West	17	0.6%	1.0×	–
TW Twickenham	London	17	0.6%	0.9×	–
WD Watford	East of England	17	0.6%	1.6×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	17	0.6%	1.1×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	16	0.6%	1.4×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	16	0.6%	1.4×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	16	0.6%	0.9×	–
SK Stockport	North West	16	0.6%	0.6×	–
SN Swindon	South West	16	0.6%	0.7×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	16	0.6%	1.2×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	16	0.6%	1.6×	–
E London E	London	15	0.6%	0.7×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	14	0.5%	0.6×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	14	0.5%	1.0×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.5%	0.6×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.5%	0.5×	–
OL Oldham	North West	13	0.5%	0.7×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	13	0.5%	1.1×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	12	0.4%	0.8×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	12	0.4%	1.0×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	12	0.4%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	12	0.4%	1.8×	–
N London N	London	11	0.4%	0.6×	–
SL Slough	South East	11	0.4%	0.6×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	11	0.4%	1.2×	–
UB Southall	London	11	0.4%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	10	0.4%	0.6×	–
DL Darlington	North East	10	0.4%	0.6×	–
WN Wigan	North West	10	0.4%	0.8×	–
BL Bolton	North West	9	0.3%	0.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	9	0.3%	0.6×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	9	0.3%	0.9×	–
TA Taunton	South West	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
BR Bromley	London	8	0.3%	0.8×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.3%	1.1×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	8	0.3%	0.6×	–
SW London SW	London	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	6	0.2%	0.6×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	6	0.2%	0.4×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LA Lancaster	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	132	4.9%	0.6×	65.9%
North East	119	4.4%	1.1×	71.4%
North West	285	10.6%	0.9×	76.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	218	8.1%	0.9×	72.0%
Wales	112	4.2%	0.9×	71.4%
West Midlands	341	12.7%	1.3×	74.8%
East Midlands	243	9.0%	1.3×	73.3%
East of England	354	13.1%	1.3×	78.0%
London	180	6.7%	0.7×	78.3%
South East	485	18.0%	1.2×	73.8%
South West	225	8.4%	0.8×	68.4%

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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 CascadaCars the same age

Suspension9.8%9.9%
Tyres6.1%6.8%
Brakes5.8%6.2%
Lights and electrics5.4%10.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.4%4.1%
Emissions and leaks2.7%3.0%
Body and structure1.7%2.9%
Steering0.2%2.2%
Seat belts and airbags0.1%0.7%

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 Cascada tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	8.7%	3.2%	2.7×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.5%	2.0%	1.8×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.0%	2.5%	0.8×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.5%	1.6%	0.9×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.4%	1.3%	1.1×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.3%	1.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.2%	1.4%	0.9×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	1.2%	0.8%	1.5×	0.0%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres	1.0%	0.9%	1.1×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.0%	1.6%	0.6×	0.0%

“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
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin	9.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.4%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	7.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	6.7%
Coil spring: corroded	5.5%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	3.4%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.3%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	3.2%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.3%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	1,354	72.8%
Petrol	1,340	74.9%

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

MOT results for every model