Vauxhall Grandland MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Vauxhall Grandland took 59,310 MOT tests in Britain and passed 87% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 59,310
- First-time pass rate
- 87%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Grandland fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Tyres5.1% (all cars 6.4%)
- Lights and electrics3.0% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes2.6% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility1.7% (all cars 4.8%)
- Suspension1.2% (all cars 9.0%)
- Body and structure1.0% (all cars 3.5%)
- Exhaust and emissions0.6% (all cars 3.1%)
- Seat belts and airbags0.6% (all cars 1.0%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.8%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.6%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.3%
- Headlamp aim: too low 0.8%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 0.7%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 0.6%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.6%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 0.6%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.8%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 8.7%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 8.4%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.2%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 3.0%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.6%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.1%
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 1.6%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16,240 | 83% |
| 2019 | 23,116 | 88% |
| 2020 | 18,923 | 89% |
| 2021 | 968 | 89% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 23,755 miles |
| 4 years | 30,857 miles |
| 5 years | 40,429 miles |
Check a particular Grandland
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Vauxhall models
- Vauxhall Corsa
- Vauxhall Astra
- Vauxhall Zafira
- Vauxhall Mokka
- Vauxhall Insignia
- Vauxhall Vivaro
- Vauxhall Combo
- Vauxhall Meriva
- Vauxhall Adam
- Vauxhall Crossland
- Vauxhall Vectra
- Vauxhall Viva
- Vauxhall Agila
- Vauxhall Antara
- Vauxhall Astravan
- Vauxhall Tigra
- Vauxhall Movano
- Vauxhall Corsavan
- Vauxhall Cascada
- Vauxhall Signum
- Vauxhall Omega
- Vauxhall Cavalier
- Vauxhall Ampera
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.