Pass rate, every year
8,580 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+10.8 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
8,580 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+10.8 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2022 92.0%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2022 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 91.8%
0.2 points below the 2022 peak. See the 2020 page →
The Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin MOT pass rate is 91.8%, +10.8 percentage points above the UK average. That is 8,580 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
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The Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin passed on its first attempt in 91.1%, and its overall record sits +10.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin in the 2023–2025 data: 8,580 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 8,580 |
| Overall pass rate | 91.8% |
| Passed on first attempt | 91.1% |
| Average mileage at test | 29,743 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +10.8 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 46% |
| Visibility | 22% |
| Brakes | 18% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2% |
| Suspension | 0% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 0% |
Shares are over the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 46% of the recorded Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (2.5%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.2%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.5%) among the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin's tyres faults.
Around 22% of the recorded Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.0%), "Wipers blade defective" (0.5%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (0.4%) among the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin's visibility faults.
Around 18% of the recorded Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (1.0%), "Brake discs significantly and obviously worn" (0.4%), "Service brake performance excessively fluctuating" (0.2%) among the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin, each with how many of the model's 8,580 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin model year on record is 2022 (92.0% across 251 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (91.8%). The gap between them is 0.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Grandland X Griffin | 251 | 92.0% |
| 2021 Grandland X Griffin | 5,455 | 91.8% |
| 2020 Grandland X Griffin | 2,874 | 91.8% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin.
the tyre tread — “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.
the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
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.
the windscreen — “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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
91.8% of the 8,580 recorded Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin MOT tests ended in a pass, +10.8 percentage points above the national average. 91.1% of those passed on the first attempt.
2022 is the strongest Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin year on record at 92.0%, while 2021 is the weakest at 91.8%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin failures are "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" — together around 4% of tests, mostly in the Tyres section.