Pass rate
67.6%
Below average — 4.8 pts behind the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 550 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £47–£132
2005 Vauxhall Corsavan MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 118,432 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
22.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 83.7% pass
- Avoid 2002 61.9% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 21.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 56.4%
- Typical mileage
- 118k mi
The 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan MOT pass rate is 67.6% of its MOT tests — 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.5% 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 72.4%; this one manages 67.6% — 4.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 17% 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.
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 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 56.4%. The median 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan in this dataset had covered 118,432 mi.
98% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 67.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.0% of the time, April–September 66.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 9.09% of tests.
- 550 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.6% overall pass rate, 56.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Corsavan, the average is 71.3% — best year 2016 (83.7%), worst 2002 (61.9%).
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
- 550
- Typical mileage (median)
- 118,432 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Corsavan
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Corsavan MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (98% of tests).
Where the Vauxhall Corsavan is most common
Across all Corsavan model years on record (2002–2017): 5,827 Vauxhall Corsavan cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 14,692 tests. Peterborough (PE) has the most, with 180 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough (PE) | 180 | 72.0% |
| 2 | Exeter (EX) | 130 | 67.5% |
| 3 | Norwich (NR) | 125 | 69.6% |
| 4 | Birmingham (B) | 125 | 73.8% |
| 5 | Bristol (BS) | 120 | 68.7% |
| 6 | Wrexham (LL) | 119 | 71.8% |
| 7 | Ipswich (IP) | 114 | 73.5% |
| 8 | Nottingham (NG) | 114 | 74.9% |
| 9 | Doncaster (DN) | 114 | 72.3% |
| 10 | Swansea (SA) | 112 | 69.1% |
| 11 | Sheffield (S) | 103 | 71.7% |
| 12 | Gloucester (GL) | 100 | 69.0% |
| 13 | Leicester (LE) | 97 | 74.7% |
| 14 | Northampton (NN) | 92 | 67.3% |
| 15 | Ashford (TN) | 91 | 72.7% |
| 16 | Plymouth (PL) | 87 | 66.7% |
| 17 | Chelmsford (CM) | 87 | 82.9% |
| 18 | Reading (RG) | 84 | 74.1% |
| 19 | Aberdeen (AB) | 82 | 65.7% |
| 20 | Derby (DE) | 82 | 72.6% |
The twenty areas with the most Vauxhall Corsavan cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Corsavan
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 102 | 73.5% |
| South East | 80 | 70.0% |
| South West | 69 | 58.0% |
| East Midlands | 65 | 61.5% |
| West Midlands | 53 | 69.8% |
| Wales | 45 | 62.2% |
| Scotland | 41 | 75.6% |
| Yorkshire | 41 | 68.3% |
| North West | 39 | 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 2005 Corsavan
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 2005 Corsavan
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 windscreen 7.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the coil springs 5.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the lights 5.5% 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.
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 2005 Corsavan through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £47–£132 — and 17% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £47–£132
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 17%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 550 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 Corsavan, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2002 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 61.9% to 83.7% — a spread of 21.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 61.9% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2003 68.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 69.7% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2005 67.6%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 68.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 70.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 71.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2009 71.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 72.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 73.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2016 83.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2017 81.0% track rod end ball joint dust…
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 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Suzuki Alto 67.7%
- Ford Ka 67.3%
- Kia Sportage 67.3%
- Renault Modus 67.9%
- Renault Clio 68.0%
- Kia Sorento 68.0%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan 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 2,088 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 | 485 | 22.70% | 20.89% | +1.81 |
| Suspension | 420 | 19.70% | 20.98% | −1.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 313 | 14.70% | 12.21% | +2.49 |
| Tyres | 225 | 10.50% | 19.76% | −9.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 183 | 8.60% | 5.57% | +3.03 |
| Visibility | 116 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 111 | 5.20% | 4.18% | +1.02 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 100 | 4.70% | 5.52% | −0.82 |
| Steering | 75 | 3.50% | 2.57% | +0.93 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 60 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 9.1% | £80–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 7.5% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.3% | £80–200 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 5.8% | £25–65 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.8% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.5% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.1% | £30–80 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.9% | £5–25 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.7% | £60–140 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.0% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 23.6% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.4% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 13.6% | £120–300 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 13.3% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 10.2% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 38 | 76.3% | 48,785 mi |
| 60-90k | 74 | 67.6% | 80,109 mi |
| 90-120k | 164 | 67.7% | 106,133 mi |
| 120k+ | 261 | 66.3% | 154,454 mi |
Source: 550 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.
2005 Corsavan MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan?
67.6% of the 550 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 56.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (9.09%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (7.45%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (7.27%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 76.3% of the time, falling to 66.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan in this dataset had covered 118,432 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan?
Diesel: 67.2% pass rate across 539 tests. Petrol: 90.9% pass rate across 11 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2005 Vauxhall Corsavan MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 66.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.