Vauxhall VX220 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Vauxhall VX220 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Vauxhall VX220 passed on its first attempt in 85.9%, and its overall record sits +6.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Vauxhall VX220 in the 2023–2025 data: 2,640 tests across 6 model years (2001–2006). 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 VX220 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Vauxhall VX220, 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 VX220's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Vauxhall VX220 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Vauxhall VX220, each with how many of the model's 2,640 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 56 Vauxhall VX220 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn not working" (Major) — noted on about 48 Vauxhall VX220 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 48 Vauxhall VX220 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 45 Vauxhall VX220 tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Major) — noted on about 30 Vauxhall VX220 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 29 Vauxhall VX220 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Vauxhall VX220 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Vauxhall VX220 model year on record is 2003 (89.3% across 850 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (84.0%). The gap between them is 5.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Vauxhall VX220 Owners

These checks follow this Vauxhall VX220's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Vauxhall VX220.

• 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.

• the horn — “horn not working”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

• the suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Vauxhall VX220. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Vauxhall VX220 is most common

Across every VX220 model year on record (2001–2006): 1,283 Vauxhall VX220 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,640 tests. Milton Keynes (MK) has the most, with 48 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Vauxhall VX220 cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Vauxhall VX220 MOT & Reliability