Vauxhall Omega 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

37.6% of 2,722 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Omega first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.6 (95% CI 91.6–103.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 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 Omega built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	37.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2722
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.6–103.5)	97.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2722
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2722
Tested in 2024	259	tests	median 101,954 miles	2024	259

Built 2002 against Vauxhall Omega normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 39.9% vs 43.3%; age 18: 38.3% vs 39.2%; age 19: 35.2% vs 34.7%; age 20: 34.4% vs 32.1%; age 21: 29.4% vs n/a%; age 22: 38.2% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Vauxhall Omega by registration · All Vauxhall Omega 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 2002 Vauxhall Omega fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 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 Omega built 2002: 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)
17	972	39.9	36.9–43	43.3	92.2
18	723	38.3	34.8–41.9	39.2	97.8
19	571	35.2	31.4–39.2	34.7	101.6
20	456 (rough estimate)	34.4	30.2–38.9	32.1	107.1
21	343 (rough estimate)	29.4	24.9–34.5	not available	not available
22	259 (rough estimate)	38.2	32.5–44.3	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,324 (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 2002 Vauxhall Omega?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 29 items per 100 first tests, against 28.9 across all build years of the Vauxhall Omega. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Omega built 2002 against the Vauxhall Omega in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29	28.9	963
Suspension	26.8	24.4	891
Brakes	18.5	19.1	614
Body, chassis, structure	10.2	10.8	340
Noise, emissions and leaks	10.1	10.8	335

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,324 (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 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Vauxhall Omega, 2002 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 99.2. 2003: index 95.7.

Vauxhall Omega build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	112.0	98.3–125.6	no different (rough estimate)	643
2001	99.2	91.6–106.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,740
2002	97.6	91.6–103.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,722
2003	95.7	90.3–101.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,259

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,364 (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 Omega 2002 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-omega/2002/

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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