Vauxhall Corsa 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

52.4% of 177,398 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Corsa first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.6 (95% CI 103.9–105.3; 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 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	52.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	177398
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.9–105.3)	104.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	177398
Rank among this model's 22 build years	19	of 22	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	177398
Tested in 2024	17315	tests	median 82,647 miles	2024	17315

Built 2006 against Vauxhall Corsa normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 54.2% vs 50.7%; age 14: 52.5% vs 49.2%; age 15: 53.1% vs 50%; age 16: 51% vs 49.3%; age 17: 50.5% vs 50.3%; age 18: 50.5% vs 51.1%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2006 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 2006 Vauxhall Corsa fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 2006: 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)
13	44,285	54.2	53.7–54.6	50.7	106.8
14	37,033	52.5	51.9–53	49.2	106.7
15	31,360	53.1	52.6–53.7	50	106.2
16	25,896	51	50.4–51.6	49.3	103.5
17	21,509	50.5	49.8–51.2	50.3	100.4
18	17,315	50.5	49.8–51.3	51.1	98.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 177,398 (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 2006 Vauxhall Corsa?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is suspension: 37.9 items per 100 first tests, against 20.4 across all build years of the Vauxhall Corsa. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Corsa built 2006 against the Vauxhall Corsa in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	37.9	20.4	67,154
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	35.8	22.6	63,431
Brakes	35.3	12.6	62,661
Body, chassis, structure	29.4	7	52,136
Visibility	15.5	9.8	27,537

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 177,398 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 22 published build years of the Vauxhall Corsa, 2006 ranks 19 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 105.2. 2007: index 99.9.

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 2006 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/2006/

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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