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Vauxhall Corsavan 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

42.8% of 2,122 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Corsavan first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.0 (95% CI 96.3–109.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 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 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time42.8%all ages tested2019–20242122
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.3–109.7)103.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20242122
Rank among this model's 10 build years8of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20242122
Tested in 2024270testsmedian 115,403 miles2024270
line · Vauxhall Corsavan built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 38.2% vs model normal 41.5% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Vauxhall Corsavan normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 38.2% vs 41.5%; age 8: 38.4% vs 39.8%; age 9: 43.1% vs 39.6%; age 10: 48.3% vs 39.7%; age 11: 41.2% vs 45%; age 12: 50.4% vs 44.9%. 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 2012 Vauxhall Corsavan fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7424 (rough estimate)38.233.7–42.941.592
8372 (rough estimate)38.433.6–43.539.896.5
9392 (rough estimate)43.138.3–48.139.6109
10346 (rough estimate)48.343–53.539.7121.4
11318 (rough estimate)41.235.9–46.74591.5
12270 (rough estimate)50.444.4–56.344.9112.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,122 (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 2012 Vauxhall Corsavan?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 32.6 items per 100 first tests, against 39.8 across all build years of the Vauxhall Corsavan. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Corsavan built 2012 against the Vauxhall Corsavan in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.639.8692
Suspension2434.6509
Brakes13.921.2294
Visibility13.516.5287
Tyres10.713.1226

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,122 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Vauxhall Corsavan, 2012 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 98.0.

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 2012 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/2012/

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.

Other pages for this model

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