Does the Vauxhall Omega fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Vauxhall Omega records 9.62 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.30 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.32, 95% interval −0.22 to +0.86). It ranks 272 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Vauxhall Omega by registration
What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Omega is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 517 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 517 | 4.02 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 335 | 2.61 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 260 | 2.02 |
| Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes | 43 | 0.33 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,859 (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 Omega gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.6% of Vauxhall Omega MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,426 miles later (2,025 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (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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