Does the Vauxhall Corsa fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Vauxhall Corsa records 22.64 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.06 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.58, 95% interval +4.54 to +4.62). It ranks 157 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Vauxhall Corsa by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Corsa is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 213,532 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 213,532 | 3.92 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 167,252 | 3.07 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 139,702 | 2.56 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 120,419 | 2.21 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 108,649 | 1.99 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,451,929 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Vauxhall Corsa gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
27.1% of Vauxhall Corsa MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,985 miles later (106,885 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 106,885 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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