Vauxhall Adam 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

28.4% of 80,291 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Adam first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.4 (95% CI 101.1–103.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Vauxhall Adam built in 2014 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	28.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	80291
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.1–103.8)	102.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	80291
Rank among this model's 8 build years	8	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	80291
Tested in 2024	13271	tests	median 59,891 miles	2024	13271

Built 2014 against Vauxhall Adam normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 21.3% vs 22.3%; age 6: 24.1% vs 23.3%; age 7: 27.3% vs 26.7%; age 8: 30% vs 29.2%; age 9: 33.2% vs 31.5%; age 10: 34.7% vs 33.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2014 Vauxhall Adam by registration · All Vauxhall Adam MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2014 Vauxhall Adam fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Vauxhall Adam built 2014: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
5	13,656	21.3	20.6–22	22.3	95.3
6	13,164	24.1	23.3–24.8	23.3	103.2
7	13,383	27.3	26.5–28	26.7	102.1
8	13,434	30	29.2–30.7	29.2	102.7
9	13,383	33.2	32.4–34	31.5	105.2
10	13,271	34.7	33.8–35.5	33.3	104.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 80,291 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2014 Vauxhall Adam?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is steering: 15 items per 100 first tests, against 9.3 across all build years of the Vauxhall Adam. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Adam built 2014 against the Vauxhall Adam in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2014, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Steering	15	9.3	12,070
Suspension	11.9	10.2	9,546
Tyres	8	6.4	6,404
Visibility	7.7	7.9	6,194
Brakes	6.9	5.4	5,577

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 80,291 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Vauxhall Adam, 2014 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 102.4. 2015: index 99.0.

Vauxhall Adam build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	86.1	65.5–106.8	no different (rough estimate)	246
2013	102.4	100.7–104.1	worse	46,272
2014	102.4	101.1–103.8	worse	80,291
2015	99.0	97.5–100.5	no different	64,966
2016	101.3	99.6–103.1	no different	56,817
2017	97.4	95.2–99.5	better	39,564
2018	101.2	98.2–104.3	no different	21,951
2019	102.0	98.1–105.9	no different	14,505

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 324,612 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Vauxhall Adam 2014 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/vauxhall-adam/2014/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Vauxhall Adam 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2014 Vauxhall Adam fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2014 Vauxhall Adam?

How does 2014 compare with the years around it?

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