Does the Vauxhall Grandland fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Vauxhall Grandland records 6.75 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.24 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.51, 95% interval +0.39 to +0.63). It ranks 256 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Grandland is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 7,716 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 7,716 | 4.12 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 3,148 | 1.68 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 1,115 | 0.60 |
| A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | 228 | 0.12 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 146 | 0.08 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 187,275 (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 Grandland gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.6% of Vauxhall Grandland MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,974 miles later (25,601 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,601 (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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