Vauxhall Insignia reliability

MOT tests in 2025, published 22 Jun 2026. DVSA publishes a new year each summer.

67.4% of the 180,896 Vauxhall Insignia cars three years and over tested in 2025 passed their MOT first time. Cars of the same ages passed 70.1% of the time, so the Insignia did worse than average.

That ranks it 175 of 248 models overall and 7 of 14 Vauxhall models. How the score works.

Against cars of the same age

Each year's pass rate against all cars first used that year. Bars past the tick did better than average for their age.

Vauxhall Insignia first-time pass rate by year first used
Vauxhall Insignia pass rate by year
ItemVauxhall InsigniaAll cars that year
202281.4%88.5%
202184.0%87.2%
202083.4%86.0%
201980.9%83.5%
201878.9%80.9%
201775.4%78.2%
201668.3%74.9%
201567.1%71.9%
201464.9%68.6%
201364.4%65.8%
201262.4%63.5%
201161.8%61.2%
201060.3%59.3%
200959.9%58.3%

Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.

Where it fails

The share of Vauxhall Insignia cars tested with a failure in each area, against all cars. For the exact items, see the Vauxhall Insignia MOT check.

Vauxhall Insignia failures by area
Vauxhall Insignia failure areas
ItemVauxhall InsigniaAll cars
Suspension12.1%9.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.3%10.6%
Tyres8.7%6.2%
Brakes6.7%6.2%
Visibility4.0%4.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.8%3.1%

Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.

Checking one car?

These figures describe groups of cars. A vehicle history report shows the full MOT history, mileage, outstanding finance, write-offs and stolen records for one registration.

Figures from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing data for MOT tests in 2025, published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Analysis by Motoring Insider. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we work out these figures.