Pass rate
68.0%
Below average — 5.3 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 75 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £33–£85
2001 Vauxhall Astravan MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 149,124 mi
Only 75 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
24.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
18.7 pts down across model years — 22.0% in 2004, 3.3% in 2012.
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 76.4% pass
- Avoid 2002 60.9% pass
Across the 12 years on record, a spread of 15.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.2%
- Typical mileage
- 149k mi
The 2001 Vauxhall Astravan MOT pass rate is 68.0% of its MOT tests — 5.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Vauxhall Astravan does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.6% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.3%; this one manages 68.0% — 5.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 75 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2001 Vauxhall Astravan compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 5.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.2%. The median 2001 Vauxhall Astravan in this dataset had covered 149,124 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.2% of the time, April–September 67.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 10.67% of tests.
- 75 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.0% overall pass rate, 58.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Astravan, the average is 71.5% — best year 2012 (76.4%), worst 2002 (60.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 75
- Typical mileage (median)
- 149,124 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Astravan
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Astravan MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Astravan
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 16 | 43.8% |
| South East | 15 | 66.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Astravan
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Astravan
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 10.7% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the brake pipes 6.7% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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Check the suspension joints 5.3% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Astravan through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £33–£85 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £33–£85
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 75 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Astravan, side by side
12 model years on record, from 2001 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 60.9% to 76.4% — a spread of 15.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 68.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 60.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 67.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 69.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2005 70.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 71.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 71.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 71.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2010 73.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 75.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 76.4% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 Vauxhall Astravan with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Citroen Xsara 68.1%
- MINI Mini 68.2%
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.8%
- Ford Fiesta 69.0%
- Honda Accord 69.5%
- Peugeot 206 69.8%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Vauxhall Astravan 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 261 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 65 | 24.70% | 20.89% | +3.81 |
| Suspension | 54 | 20.50% | 20.98% | −0.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 42 | 16.00% | 12.21% | +3.79 |
| Tyres | 28 | 10.60% | 19.76% | −9.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 25 | 9.50% | 5.52% | +3.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 5.70% | 5.57% | +0.13 |
| Visibility | 15 | 5.70% | 4.97% | +0.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 2.30% | 4.18% | −1.88 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
| Steering | 5 | 1.90% | 2.57% | −0.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 10.7% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.7% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 6.7% | £80–180 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.0% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Wheel bearings rough when rotated Suspension | Major | 4.0% | £20–55 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 4.0% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 46.7% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 30.7% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 20.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.7% | £45–110 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 12.0% | £180–450 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.7% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 8 | 87.5% | 71,197 mi |
| 90-120k | 20 | 65.0% | 110,155 mi |
| 120k+ | 44 | 68.2% | 186,001 mi |
Source: 75 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Astravan MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Vauxhall Astravan?
68.0% of the 75 2001 Vauxhall Astravan tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 58.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Vauxhall Astravan?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (10.67%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (6.67%), headlamp lens slightly defective (6.67%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Vauxhall Astravan MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 68.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Vauxhall Astravan in this dataset had covered 149,124 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Vauxhall Astravan MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 67.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.