MOT comparison

Vauxhall Astra Mk5 vs Volkswagen Golf Mk5

How the Vauxhall Astra Mk5 (2004–2009) and the Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (2003–2008) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Astra Mk5

5,791,100

MOT tests compared · built 2004–2009

Passes more often in 1 of 17 mileage bands

Volkswagen Golf Mk5

4,689,526

MOT tests compared · built 2003–2008

Passes more often in 15 of 17 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Vauxhall Astra Mk5 Volkswagen Golf Mk5

Under 10,000 miles 90.9% vs 89.3%

38,150 and 19,083 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.4% vs 90.1%

191,012 and 107,296 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.9% vs 87.0%

386,942 and 241,748 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 81.1% vs 83.8%

508,170 and 330,671 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 75.1% vs 80.0%

553,702 and 366,296 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 69.4% vs 76.1%

564,400 and 380,755 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.6% vs 72.4%

559,919 and 386,592 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 60.6% vs 68.8%

543,684 and 386,399 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 57.6% vs 65.4%

507,838 and 377,517 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 54.9% vs 62.5%

454,554 and 361,891 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 52.0% vs 58.7%

818,694 and 764,188 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 49.7% vs 55.5%

409,031 and 514,216 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 48.8% vs 53.8%

164,229 and 274,680 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 49.3% vs 52.6%

58,323 and 117,032 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 50.4% vs 52.6%

27,059 and 53,880 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 51.5% vs 53.1%

4,355 and 6,133 MOTs

300,000–350,000 miles 51.1% vs 55.4%

1,038 and 1,149 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Vauxhall Astra Mk5 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk5: 5.1% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 15 of 17 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk5: 3.6% of MOTs against 1.9%.

In 15 of 17 mileage bands · Driver's View
Horn

Fails about 13 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk5: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.15%.

In 15 of 17 mileage bands

Volkswagen Golf Mk5 fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 17 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk5: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 16 of 17 mileage bands
Front constant velocity joint gaiter

Fails about 11 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk5: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.27%.

In 11 of 17 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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