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Vauxhall Mokka 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

21.8% of 241,467 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Mokka first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 110.8 (95% CI 109.9–111.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Vauxhall Mokka fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Vauxhall Mokka built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time21.8%all ages tested2019–2024241467
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 109.9–111.8)110.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–2024241467
Rank among this model's 8 build years8of 81 = fails least for its age2019–2024241467
Tested in 202439940testsmedian 54,288 miles202439940
line · Vauxhall Mokka built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 12.8% vs model normal 10.4% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Vauxhall Mokka normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12.8% vs 10.4%; age 4: 16.8% vs 14.3%; age 5: 19.3% vs 18.4%; age 6: 22.4% vs 21.5%; age 7: 27.4% vs 25.2%; age 8: 32.5% vs 28.6%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 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 2016 Vauxhall Mokka fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: 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)
341,80412.812.5–13.210.4123.1
439,52316.816.5–17.214.3117.8
539,94319.318.9–19.618.4104.7
640,16722.422–22.821.5104
740,09027.427–27.825.2108.9
839,94032.532.1–3328.6113.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 241,467 (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 2016 Vauxhall Mokka?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is suspension: 9.3 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 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Mokka built 2016 against the Vauxhall Mokka in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension9.310.822,528
Visibility6.96.616,699
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.7613,811
Tyres5.45.213,158
Brakes4.25.110,252

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 241,467 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Vauxhall Mokka, 2016 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 102.8. 2017: index 98.1.

Vauxhall Mokka build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201292.287.5–96.9better4,978
201396.094.7–97.2better77,678
201496.295.4–97.0better192,890
2015102.8102.0–103.6worse260,745
2016110.8109.9–111.8worse241,467
201798.197.0–99.2better191,677
201896.795.3–98.1better128,532
2019107.8105.7–109.9worse68,513

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 2016 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/2016/

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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