Vauxhall Astra 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

49.5% of 70,849 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Astra first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.8 (95% CI 99.7–101.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Astra built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	49.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	70849
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.7–101.8)	100.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	70849
Rank among this model's 23 build years	14	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	70849
Tested in 2024	5633	tests	median 99,386 miles	2024	5633

Built 2002 against Vauxhall Astra normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 51.8% vs 53.4%; age 18: 50.2% vs 49.5%; age 19: 49.6% vs 47.9%; age 20: 46.9% vs 45.4%; age 21: 45.9% vs 45.2%; age 22: 46.9% vs 44.9%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Vauxhall Astra by registration · All Vauxhall Astra 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 2002 Vauxhall Astra fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 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 Astra built 2002: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
17	21,900	51.8	51.2–52.5	53.4	97.1
18	15,338	50.2	49.4–51	49.5	101.3
19	11,751	49.6	48.7–50.5	47.9	103.7
20	9,054	46.9	45.8–47.9	45.4	103.3
21	7,173	45.9	44.7–47	45.2	101.5
22	5,633	46.9	45.6–48.2	44.9	104.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,849 (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 2002 Vauxhall Astra?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 52.8 items per 100 first tests, against 22 across all build years of the Vauxhall Astra. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Astra built 2002 against the Vauxhall Astra in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	52.8	22	37,440
Brakes	36.9	16.3	26,166
Suspension	34.5	20.4	24,421
Visibility	16.5	8.9	11,677
Body, chassis, structure	13.9	5.6	9,857

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,849 (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 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Vauxhall Astra, 2002 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 97.9. 2003: index 98.3.

Vauxhall Astra build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	100.6	96.3–104.9	no different	4,226
1999	102.0	99.3–104.7	no different	10,978
2000	99.5	97.6–101.4	no different	21,528
2001	97.9	96.4–99.3	better	38,830
2002	100.8	99.7–101.8	no different	70,849
2003	98.3	97.4–99.2	better	89,240
2004	101.4	100.6–102.3	worse	101,494
2005	102.8	102.2–103.5	worse	179,639
2006	103.4	102.8–104.0	worse	242,757
2007	101.8	101.3–102.3	worse	354,465
2008	102.3	101.8–102.8	worse	328,616
2009	105.3	104.7–105.8	worse	286,926
2010	97.4	96.9–97.9	better	370,204
2011	96.0	95.4–96.6	better	308,760
2012	96.7	96.1–97.3	better	308,110
2013	98.8	98.2–99.4	better	334,358
2014	107.6	106.9–108.2	worse	318,200
2015	100.8	100.1–101.6	worse	290,848
2016	87.8	87.1–88.5	better	344,624
2017	88.1	87.3–89.0	better	248,372
2018	97.5	96.1–98.9	better	121,748
2019	98.7	96.7–100.7	no different	64,013
2020	83.7	76.6–90.8	better	4,897

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,443,682 (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 Astra 2002 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-astra/2002/

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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