Pass rate
84.7%
Around average — 3.2 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 42,215 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £58–£165
2018 Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 40,610 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
32.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
0.8 pts down across model years — 3.0% in 2017, 2.2% in 2022.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 91.7% pass
- Avoid 2017 83.2% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.2%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2018 Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate is 84.7% of its MOT tests — 3.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Vauxhall Crossland does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 32.7% of everything recorded on the 2018 Vauxhall Crossland, against 20.9% nationally — 11.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 87.9%; this one manages 84.7% — 3.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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 2018 Vauxhall Crossland compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 3.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.2%. The median 2018 Vauxhall Crossland in this dataset had covered 40,610 mi.
79% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 85.0% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 85.0% of the time, April–September 84.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 4.41% of tests.
- 42,215 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.7% overall pass rate, 82.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Crossland, the average is 88.1% — best year 2022 (91.7%), worst 2017 (83.2%).
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
- 42,215
- Typical mileage (median)
- 40,610 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Crossland
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Crossland MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (79% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Crossland
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10,865 | 77.8% |
| North West | 6,236 | 86.4% |
| South East | 4,580 | 89.3% |
| West Midlands | 3,879 | 87.1% |
| Yorkshire | 3,560 | 84.3% |
| East of England | 3,256 | 89.1% |
| North East | 2,629 | 84.1% |
| South West | 2,614 | 87.2% |
| East Midlands | 2,120 | 86.9% |
| Wales | 1,684 | 86.9% |
| London | 791 | 91.8% |
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 2018 Crossland
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 2018 Crossland
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 exhaust and emissions 1.3% of tests
“exhaust system system insecure”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the brakes 1.3% of tests
“brake discs significantly and obviously worn”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the tyre tread 1.2% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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 2018 Crossland through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £58–£165 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £58–£165
- Cheapest common item: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 42,215 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 Crossland, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2017 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 83.2% to 91.7% — a spread of 8.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2017 83.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2018 84.7%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2019 89.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2020 90.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 91.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 91.7% has a cut in excess of the…
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 2018 Vauxhall Crossland 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 2018 cars with a similar record
- Volvo V40 84.8%
- Renault Kadjar 84.8%
- MG Gs 84.8%
- Citroen C4 84.6%
- Peugeot 308 84.9%
- Renault Megane 84.4%
Closest pass rates among 2018 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 2018 Vauxhall Crossland 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 53,196 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 | 17,450 | 32.70% | 20.89% | +11.81 |
| Tyres | 14,799 | 27.70% | 19.76% | +7.94 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8,765 | 16.40% | 5.57% | +10.83 |
| Suspension | 2,997 | 5.60% | 20.98% | −15.38 |
| Non-component advisories | 2,932 | 5.50% | 4.18% | +1.32 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2,094 | 3.90% | 5.52% | −1.62 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,847 | 3.50% | 12.21% | −8.71 |
| Visibility | 1,448 | 2.70% | 4.97% | −2.27 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 452 | 0.80% | 1.76% | −0.96 |
| Steering | 412 | 0.80% | 2.57% | −1.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.4% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.6% | £80–250 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.3% | £45–120 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £80–200 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.0% | £45–120 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.92% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 0.82% | £25–65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.6% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.0% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 7.1% | £45–120 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 5.4% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 11,105 | 89.7% | 21,807 mi |
| 30-60k | 24,107 | 83.8% | 43,465 mi |
| 60-90k | 6,223 | 80.1% | 70,248 mi |
| 90-120k | 708 | 78.5% | 99,362 mi |
| 120k+ | 69 | 76.8% | 134,538 mi |
Source: 42,215 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.
2018 Crossland MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Vauxhall Crossland?
84.7% of the 42,215 2018 Vauxhall Crossland tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 82.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Vauxhall Crossland?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.41%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (1.58%), exhaust system system insecure (1.32%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.7% of the time, falling to 76.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Vauxhall Crossland in this dataset had covered 40,610 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Vauxhall Crossland?
Petrol: 85.0% pass rate across 33,366 tests. Diesel: 83.4% pass rate across 8,849 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Vauxhall Crossland MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 85.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.