Pass rate
91.2%
Above average — 0.8 pts behind the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 113 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£82
2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 19,313 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
47.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 91.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 91.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.5%
- Typical mileage
- 19k mi
The 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate MOT pass rate is 91.2% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 47.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.4× the national share
Tyres make up 47.5% of everything recorded on the 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate, against 19.8% nationally — 27.7 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 12% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 113 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 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 0.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.5%. The median 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate in this dataset had covered 19,313 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 91.8% of the time, April–September 90.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too high", noted on 2.65% of tests.
- 113 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.2% overall pass rate, 90.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate, the average is 91.2% — best year 2022 (91.2%), worst 2022 (91.2%).
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
- 113
- Typical mileage (median)
- 19,313 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Corsa E Ultimate MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 81% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Corsa E Ultimate
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 39 | 94.9% |
| East of England | 17 | 94.1% |
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 2022 Corsa E Ultimate
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 2022 Corsa E Ultimate
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 2.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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 wipers and washers 1.8% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the suspension joints 0.9% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 2022 Corsa E Ultimate through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£82 — and 12% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£82
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 12%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 113 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 →
Compare the 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate 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 2022 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen ID3 91.2%
- Audi E-Tron 91.2%
- BMW 420I 91.2%
- Audi RS 91.2%
- Peugeot 208 91.3%
- Kia Ceed GT-Line Isg 91.3%
Closest pass rates among 2022 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 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 29 | 47.50% | 19.76% | +27.74 |
| Brakes | 7 | 11.50% | 20.89% | −9.39 |
| Road Wheels | 6 | 9.80% | 0.75% | +9.05 |
| Suspension | 5 | 8.20% | 20.98% | −12.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5 | 8.20% | 12.21% | −4.01 |
| Visibility | 5 | 8.20% | 4.97% | +3.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 4.90% | 4.18% | +0.72 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 1.60% | 5.57% | −3.97 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.6% | £30–80 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.8% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 0.88% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.88% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 0.88% | £80–250 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 0.88% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.7% | £45–95 |
| Badly distorted Road Wheels | Advisory | 5.3% | £20–55 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.3% | £45–110 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 94 | 89.4% | 16,712 mi |
| 30-60k | 18 | 100.0% | 40,749 mi |
| 60-90k | 1 | 100.0% | 78,011 mi |
Source: 113 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.
2022 Corsa E Ultimate MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate?
91.2% of the 113 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 90.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too high (2.65%), has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.77%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.4% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate in this dataset had covered 19,313 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 Vauxhall Corsa E Ultimate MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 91.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.