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Vauxhall Antara 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

36.2% of 16,562 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Antara first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.8 (95% CI 97.3–102.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Antara built in 2014 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time36.2%all ages tested2019–202416562
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.3–102.4)99.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202416562
Rank among this model's 10 build years5of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202416562
Tested in 20242615testsmedian 77,542 miles20242615
line · Vauxhall Antara built 2014 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2014 27.2% vs model normal 29.3% at age 5 · 2019–2024
Built 2014 against Vauxhall Antara normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 27.2% vs 29.3%; age 6: 33.1% vs 33.8%; age 7: 35.9% vs 36.2%; age 8: 38.2% vs 37.3%; age 9: 40.7% vs 39.7%; age 10: 42.8% vs 41.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2014 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 2014 Vauxhall Antara fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 2014: 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)
52,88827.225.6–28.929.392.8
62,72133.131.3–34.933.897.8
72,81435.934.1–37.736.299.1
82,78538.236.5–40.137.3102.6
92,73940.738.8–42.539.7102.5
102,61542.840.9–44.741.8102.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,562 (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 2014 Vauxhall Antara?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 30.9 items per 100 first tests, against 36 across all build years of the Vauxhall Antara. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Antara built 2014 against the Vauxhall Antara in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2014, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment30.9365,112
Suspension12.4172,056
Brakes11.616.81,922
Tyres10.610.31,760
Visibility7.88.81,289

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,562 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Vauxhall Antara, 2014 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 100.2. 2015: index 98.9.

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 2014 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/2014/

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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