Does the Vauxhall Ampera fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Vauxhall Ampera records 13.07 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 12.03 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.04, 95% interval +0.21 to +1.87). It ranks 239 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Ampera is “A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 222 times in 2019–2024.

Vauxhall Ampera: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	222	3.04
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	138	1.89
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	114	1.56
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light	89	1.22
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	82	1.12

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 lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

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