Does the Vauxhall Ampera fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Vauxhall Ampera records 3.87 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.52, 95% interval +1.06 to +1.97). It ranks 111 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Vauxhall Ampera by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Ampera is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 281 times in 2019–2024.

Vauxhall Ampera: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	281	3.85

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,294 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Vauxhall Ampera fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

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