Vauxhall Adam 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

19.8% of 39,564 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Adam first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.4 (95% CI 95.2–99.5; 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 2017 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	19.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	39564
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.2–99.5)	97.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	39564
Rank among this model's 8 build years	2	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	39564
Tested in 2024	7560	tests	median 41,475 miles	2024	7560

Built 2017 against Vauxhall Adam normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14% vs 15.4%; age 4: 17.5% vs 19.5%; age 5: 19.8% vs 19.9%; age 6: 22.4% vs 22.5%; age 7: 26.7% vs 25.8%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2017 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 2017 Vauxhall Adam fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 2017: 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)
3	9,417	14	13.3–14.7	15.4	91.2
4	7,531	17.5	16.7–18.4	19.5	89.9
5	7,544	19.8	19–20.8	19.9	99.9
6	7,512	22.4	21.5–23.4	22.5	99.9
7	7,560	26.7	25.7–27.7	25.8	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 39,564 (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 2017 Vauxhall Adam?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is visibility: 7.7 items per 100 first tests, against 7.9 across all build years of the Vauxhall Adam. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Adam built 2017 against the Vauxhall Adam in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2017, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	7.7	7.9	3,063
Steering	6.1	9.3	2,444
Suspension	5.8	10.2	2,322
Tyres	4.6	6.4	1,823
Brakes	4.4	5.4	1,768

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 39,840 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Vauxhall Adam, 2017 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2016: index 101.3. 2018: index 101.2.

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 2017 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/2017/

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 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2017 Vauxhall Adam fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2017 Vauxhall Adam?

How does 2017 compare with the years around it?

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