Vauxhall Mokka 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

30.1% of 4,978 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Mokka 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 92.2 (95% CI 87.5–96.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Vauxhall Mokka fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Mokka built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	30.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4978
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 87.5–96.9)	92.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4978
Rank among this model's 8 build years	1	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4978
Tested in 2024	781	tests	median 85,887 miles	2024	781

Built 2012 against Vauxhall Mokka normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 22.3% vs 28.2%; age 8: 25.6% vs 29.9%; age 9: 32.7% vs 32.3%; age 10: 31% vs 33.6%; age 11: 32.2% vs 36.2%; age 12: 37.3% vs 36%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Vauxhall Mokka by registration · All Vauxhall Mokka 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 2012 Vauxhall Mokka 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 Mokka built 2012: 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)
7	861	22.3	19.6–25.2	28.2	79.2
8	831	25.6	22.8–28.7	29.9	85.7
9	844	32.7	29.6–35.9	32.3	101.1
10	841	31	28–34.2	33.6	92.5
11	820	32.2	29.1–35.5	36.2	89
12	781	37.3	33.9–40.7	36	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,978 (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 Mokka?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 25.2 items per 100 first tests, against 10.8 across all build years of the Vauxhall Mokka. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Mokka built 2012 against the Vauxhall Mokka in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	25.2	10.8	1,255
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	14	6	699
Brakes	9.4	5.1	469
Visibility	7.6	6.6	379
Tyres	6.9	5.2	345

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,978 (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 8 published build years of the Vauxhall Mokka, 2012 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 96.0.

Vauxhall Mokka build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	92.2	87.5–96.9	better	4,978
2013	96.0	94.7–97.2	better	77,678
2014	96.2	95.4–97.0	better	192,890
2015	102.8	102.0–103.6	worse	260,745
2016	110.8	109.9–111.8	worse	241,467
2017	98.1	97.0–99.2	better	191,677
2018	96.7	95.3–98.1	better	128,532
2019	107.8	105.7–109.9	worse	68,513

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,166,480 (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 Mokka 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-mokka/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.

Vauxhall Mokka 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2012 Vauxhall Mokka fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2012 Vauxhall Mokka?

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

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