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Vauxhall Antara 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

41.3% of 39,602 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Antara first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.7 (95% CI 98.1–101.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Antara built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time41.3%all ages tested2019–202439602
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.1–101.2)99.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202439602
Rank among this model's 10 build years4of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202439602
Tested in 20245792testsmedian 87,860 miles20245792
line · Vauxhall Antara built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 37.1% vs model normal 39.4% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Vauxhall Antara normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 37.1% vs 39.4%; age 8: 38.3% vs 38.9%; age 9: 40.4% vs 40.8%; age 10: 42.8% vs 41.8%; age 11: 43.6% vs 43.3%; age 12: 46.7% vs 45.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 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 2012 Vauxhall Antara fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
77,21737.136–38.239.494.1
86,76938.337.2–39.538.998.6
96,85640.439.2–41.640.899.1
106,63942.841.7–4441.8102.4
116,32943.642.4–44.943.3100.7
125,79246.745.4–47.945.1103.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 39,602 (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 2012 Vauxhall Antara?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 39.2 items per 100 first tests, against 36 across all build years of the Vauxhall Antara. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Antara built 2012 against the Vauxhall Antara in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment39.23615,535
Brakes17.816.87,051
Suspension17.2176,794
Tyres10.310.34,073
Visibility8.98.83,510

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 39,602 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Vauxhall Antara, 2012 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 103.0. 2013: index 100.2.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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