Vauxhall Mokka MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Vauxhall Mokka MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Vauxhall Mokka passed on its first attempt in 76.8%, and its overall record sits −0.1 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Vauxhall Mokka in the 2023–2025 data: 830,268 tests across 11 model years (2012–2023). 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 Mokka MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Vauxhall Mokka, the Suspension 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 Mokka's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Vauxhall Mokka DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Vauxhall Mokka, each with how many of the model's 830,268 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 41,259 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 5.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 35,867 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 4.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 27,289 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 19,521 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 17,220 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 11,712 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Vauxhall Mokka Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Vauxhall Mokka model year on record is 2023 (98.1% across 53 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (75.0%). The gap between them is 23.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Vauxhall Mokka reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 3.1 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 Mokka Owners

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

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”

  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.

• 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 wipers and washers — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Vauxhall Mokka. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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