MOT comparison

Vauxhall Astra Mk6 vs Volkswagen Golf Mk6

How the Vauxhall Astra Mk6 (2009–2015) and the Volkswagen Golf Mk6 (2008–2012) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Astra Mk6

3,955,201

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2015

Passes more often in 0 of 16 mileage bands

Volkswagen Golf Mk6

2,924,696

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2012

Passes more often in 14 of 16 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Astra Mk6 Volkswagen Golf Mk6

Under 10,000 miles 92.5% vs 92.0%

35,509 and 16,904 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.9% vs 89.9%

170,415 and 88,426 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.1% vs 87.9%

324,320 and 185,612 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 80.6% vs 85.9%

411,451 and 244,761 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 76.6% vs 83.1%

442,172 and 266,121 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 72.8% vs 79.8%

438,964 and 271,625 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 69.7% vs 76.7%

416,078 and 267,744 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 67.1% vs 73.8%

377,660 and 256,772 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 65.0% vs 71.0%

328,457 and 240,013 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 63.3% vs 68.5%

271,331 and 218,061 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 61.5% vs 65.5%

433,354 and 422,835 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 60.1% vs 62.9%

190,620 and 251,262 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 59.1% vs 61.2%

72,589 and 121,359 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 58.2% vs 60.0%

26,111 and 48,076 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 58.1% vs 59.3%

13,583 and 22,283 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 58.8% vs 60.7%

2,587 and 2,842 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 Mk6 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk6: 5.7% of MOTs against 1.6%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk6: 2.7% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front position lamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk6: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.82%.

In 13 of 16 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Volkswagen Golf Mk6 fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails over 20 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk6: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 14 of 16 mileage bands
Front coil spring

Fails about 3 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk6: 2.6% of MOTs against 0.83%.

In 12 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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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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