Pass rate
78.4%
Around average — 5.1 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 812 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £65–£173
2001 Vauxhall Omega MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 96,719 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
22.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2004 79.7% pass
- Avoid 2003 76.3% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 3.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 74.6%
- Typical mileage
- 97k mi
The 2001 Vauxhall Omega MOT pass rate is 78.4% of its MOT tests — 5.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Vauxhall Omega does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.2× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 12.3% of everything recorded on the 2001 Vauxhall Omega, against 5.5% nationally — 6.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.3% and this one manages 78.4% — 5.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 22% 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 2001 Vauxhall Omega compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 5.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.6%. The median 2001 Vauxhall Omega in this dataset had covered 96,719 mi.
97% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 78.5% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.3% of the time, April–September 80.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 5.42% of tests.
- 812 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.4% overall pass rate, 74.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Omega, the average is 77.0% — best year 2004 (79.7%), worst 2003 (76.3%).
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
- 812
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,719 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Omega
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Omega MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (97% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Omega
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 210 | 76.7% |
| East of England | 106 | 78.3% |
| North West | 93 | 73.1% |
| South West | 93 | 74.2% |
| West Midlands | 83 | 84.3% |
| Yorkshire | 60 | 81.7% |
| East Midlands | 54 | 79.6% |
| North East | 32 | 90.6% |
| Wales | 31 | 74.2% |
| London | 31 | 93.5% |
| Scotland | 19 | 68.4% |
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 2001 Omega
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 2001 Omega
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 lights 5.4% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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.
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Check corrosion 3.1% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the windscreen 3.1% 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.
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 2001 Omega through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £65–£173 — and 22% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £65–£173
- Cheapest common item: headlamp lens slightly defective
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 22%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 812 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 Omega, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2000 to 2004. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.3% to 79.7% — a spread of 3.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 77.1% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 78.4%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2002 76.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 76.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 79.7% pins and bushes pin or bush…
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 2001 Vauxhall Omega 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Range Rover 78.9%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 79.0%
- Jaguar Xkr 79.2%
- Lexus IS200 77.6%
- Subaru Impreza 79.3%
- BMW Z3 79.5%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Vauxhall Omega 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 2,253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 510 | 22.40% | 20.98% | +1.42 |
| Brakes | 500 | 22.00% | 20.89% | +1.11 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 281 | 12.30% | 5.52% | +6.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 267 | 11.70% | 5.57% | +6.13 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 231 | 10.10% | 12.21% | −2.11 |
| Tyres | 217 | 9.50% | 19.76% | −10.26 |
| Steering | 101 | 4.40% | 2.57% | +1.83 |
| Visibility | 76 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 46 | 2.00% | 1.76% | +0.24 |
| Non-component advisories | 24 | 1.10% | 4.18% | −3.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.4% | £5–25 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £180–450 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.1% | £80–200 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £80–180 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.1% | £45–120 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.0% | £60–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £25–65 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.2% | £180–450 |
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 | 27.3% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 24.0% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.8% | £25–65 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.2% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6 | 83.3% | 21,350 mi |
| 30-60k | 102 | 84.3% | 49,285 mi |
| 60-90k | 231 | 80.1% | 75,495 mi |
| 90-120k | 244 | 79.5% | 103,492 mi |
| 120k+ | 226 | 72.6% | 146,729 mi |
Source: 812 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.
2001 Omega MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Vauxhall Omega?
78.4% of the 812 2001 Vauxhall Omega tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 74.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Vauxhall Omega?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (5.42%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (3.08%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Vauxhall Omega MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.3% of the time, falling to 72.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Vauxhall Omega in this dataset had covered 96,719 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Vauxhall Omega?
Petrol: 78.5% pass rate across 789 tests. Diesel: 83.3% pass rate across 12 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Vauxhall Omega MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.