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Vauxhall Antara 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

47.7% of 5,941 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Antara first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.2 (95% CI 99.4–107.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Antara built in 2009 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time47.7%all ages tested2019–20245941
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.4–107.0)103.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20245941
Rank among this model's 10 build years9of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20245941
Tested in 2024634testsmedian 102,926 miles2024634
line · Vauxhall Antara built 2009 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2009 48.6% vs model normal 47% at age 10 · 2019–2024
Built 2009 against Vauxhall Antara normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 48.6% vs 47%; age 11: 47% vs 45%; age 12: 47% vs 46.7%; age 13: 47.6% vs 47%; age 14: 46.6% vs 46%; age 15: 49.7% vs 44.9%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2009 Vauxhall Antara by registration · All Vauxhall Antara 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 2009 Vauxhall Antara fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 Antara built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
101,28548.645.9–51.447103.4
111,1244744.1–49.945104.5
121,0674744.1–5046.7100.8
1398147.644.5–50.747101.3
1485046.643.3–49.946101.2
1563449.745.8–53.644.9110.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,941 (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 2009 Vauxhall Antara?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 38.3 items per 100 first tests, against 36 across all build years of the Vauxhall Antara. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Antara built 2009 against the Vauxhall Antara in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2009, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment38.3362,276
Suspension33.6171,997
Brakes32.516.81,931
Body, chassis, structure215.61,249
Visibility12.38.8731

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,941 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Vauxhall Antara, 2009 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 99.3. 2010: index 104.9.

Vauxhall Antara build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200797.692.8–102.4no different (rough estimate)3,325
200899.395.4–103.2no different5,196
2009103.299.4–107.0no different5,941
2010104.997.9–111.8no different (rough estimate)1,870
2011103.099.1–106.9no different6,035
201299.798.1–101.2no different39,602
2013100.298.7–101.7no different44,296
201499.897.3–102.4no different16,562
201598.995.9–101.9no different12,861
2016102.296.9–107.4no different5,065

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 140,753 (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 Antara 2009 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-antara/2009/

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.

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