Vauxhall Insig MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Vauxhall Insig MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Vauxhall Insig passed on its first attempt in 71.5%, and its overall record sits −3.8 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Vauxhall Insig in the 2023–2025 data: 630 tests across 4 model years (2011–2015). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Vauxhall Insig MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Vauxhall Insig, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Vauxhall Insig's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Vauxhall Insig DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Vauxhall Insig, each with how many of the model's 630 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 38 Vauxhall Insig tests, 6.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 33 Vauxhall Insig tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 24 Vauxhall Insig tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 18 Vauxhall Insig tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 12 Vauxhall Insig tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 10 Vauxhall Insig tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Vauxhall Insig Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Vauxhall Insig model year on record is 2012 (81.8% across 99 tests), and the weakest is 2015 (75.3%). The gap between them is 6.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Vauxhall Insig reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Vauxhall Insig Owners

These checks follow this Vauxhall Insig's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Vauxhall Insig.

• the lights — “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.

• the coil springs — “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.

• 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 Insig. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Vauxhall Insig MOT & Reliability