Vauxhall Corsa 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

53.3% of 68,578 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Corsa 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 101.3 (95% CI 100.3–102.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Vauxhall Corsa built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	53.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	68578
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.3–102.4)	101.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	68578
Rank among this model's 22 build years	15	of 22	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	68578
Tested in 2024	4760	tests	median 77,140 miles	2024	4760

Built 2002 against Vauxhall Corsa normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 55.5% vs 56.3%; age 18: 53.6% vs 53.3%; age 19: 53.4% vs 52.1%; age 20: 51.2% vs 49.3%; age 21: 50.3% vs 47.8%; age 22: 49.3% vs 46.4%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Vauxhall Corsa by registration · All Vauxhall Corsa 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 Corsa 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 Corsa 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	22,467	55.5	54.8–56.1	56.3	98.6
18	15,508	53.6	52.8–54.4	53.3	100.6
19	11,250	53.4	52.5–54.4	52.1	102.6
20	8,281	51.2	50.1–52.3	49.3	103.9
21	6,312	50.3	49.1–51.5	47.8	105.2
22	4,760	49.3	47.9–50.7	46.4	106.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,578 (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 Corsa?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 51.3 items per 100 first tests, against 22.6 across all build years of the Vauxhall Corsa. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Corsa built 2002 against the Vauxhall Corsa 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	51.3	22.6	35,202
Suspension	38.9	20.4	26,666
Brakes	35.1	12.6	24,102
Body, chassis, structure	29.2	7	20,051
Visibility	18.1	9.8	12,413

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,578 (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 22 published build years of the Vauxhall Corsa, 2002 ranks 15 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 102.0. 2003: index 102.1.

Vauxhall Corsa build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	88.4	84.8–92.0	better	5,166
1999	87.7	84.9–90.5	better	8,511
2000	94.3	92.1–96.4	better	14,776
2001	102.0	100.7–103.3	worse	42,643
2002	101.3	100.3–102.4	worse	68,578
2003	102.1	101.2–103.0	worse	97,869
2004	103.4	102.6–104.2	worse	114,776
2005	105.2	104.5–106.0	worse	140,750
2006	104.6	103.9–105.3	worse	177,398
2007	99.9	99.4–100.4	no different	307,947
2008	99.8	99.3–100.3	no different	373,281
2009	98.9	98.4–99.4	better	365,430
2010	100.0	99.5–100.5	no different	369,962
2011	96.5	96.0–96.9	better	386,347
2012	99.3	98.8–99.7	better	437,869
2013	106.2	105.7–106.7	worse	426,635
2014	111.0	110.5–111.6	worse	464,836
2015	94.4	93.9–94.9	better	536,862
2016	92.4	91.9–93.0	better	460,519
2017	90.1	89.3–90.8	better	274,467
2018	95.8	94.9–96.7	better	213,504
2019	99.8	98.6–101.1	no different	128,102

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,416,228 (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 Corsa 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-corsa/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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