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Vauxhall Corsavan 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

55.4% of 1,318 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Corsavan first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.7 (95% CI 99.9–115.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2005 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Vauxhall Corsavan built in 2005 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time55.4%all ages tested2019–20241318
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.9–115.5)107.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20241318
Rank among this model's 10 build years10of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20241318
Tested in 2024133testsmedian 122,512 miles2024133
line · Vauxhall Corsavan built 2005 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2005 55.5% vs model normal 54.1% at age 14 · 2019–2024
Built 2005 against Vauxhall Corsavan normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 55.5% vs 54.1%; age 15: 54.1% vs 50.9%; age 16: 55.1% vs 51.5%; age 17: 57.6% vs 46.6%; age 18: 42.1% vs n/a%; age 19: 54.1% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 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 Corsavan built 2005: 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)
14467 (rough estimate)55.550.9–59.954.1102.6
15351 (rough estimate)54.148.9–59.350.9106.3
16276 (rough estimate)55.149.2–60.851.5107
17224 (rough estimate)57.651–63.946.6123.7
18183 (rough estimate)42.135.2–49.3not availablenot available
19133 (rough estimate)54.145.7–62.4not availablenot available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,634 (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 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is brakes: 55.1 items per 100 first tests, against 21.2 across all build years of the Vauxhall Corsavan. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Corsavan built 2005 against the Vauxhall Corsavan in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2005, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Brakes55.121.2900
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment51.939.8848
Suspension42.234.6690
Body, chassis, structure27.712.6452
Visibility24.416.5398

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,634 (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 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Vauxhall Corsavan, 2005 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 93.9. 2006: index 106.5.

Vauxhall Corsavan build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200396.686.6–106.5no different (rough estimate)706
200493.983.6–104.3no different (rough estimate)646
2005107.799.9–115.5no different (rough estimate)1,318
2006106.5101.4–111.7worse (rough estimate)3,092
200799.695.4–103.7no different4,584
200899.095.5–102.6no different6,112
200993.589.2–97.7better4,272
201099.594.9–104.1no different4,031
201198.093.6–102.4no different4,510
2012103.096.3–109.7no different (rough estimate)2,122

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,393 (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 Corsavan 2005 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-corsavan/2005/

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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