MOT comparison

Vauxhall Insignia Mk1 vs Volkswagen Passat B8

How the Vauxhall Insignia Mk1 (A) (2008–2017) and the Volkswagen Passat B8 (2014–2023) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Insignia Mk1 (A)

2,514,369

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 16 mileage bands

Volkswagen Passat B8

527,790

MOT tests compared · built 2014–2023

Passes more often in 15 of 16 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Insignia Mk1 Volkswagen Passat B8

Under 10,000 miles 91.6% vs 94.2%

9,703 and 2,446 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.5% vs 90.1%

48,801 and 14,158 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.1% vs 87.5%

117,463 and 33,566 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 81.6% vs 86.3%

180,005 and 47,614 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 78.7% vs 85.9%

222,125 and 53,974 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 75.8% vs 85.0%

242,290 and 55,117 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 73.4% vs 84.1%

245,800 and 53,086 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 71.1% vs 82.4%

242,583 and 48,370 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 69.2% vs 80.6%

228,776 and 42,823 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 67.7% vs 78.8%

208,249 and 36,962 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 65.7% vs 78.1%

394,839 and 65,015 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 63.8% vs 78.8%

218,004 and 36,424 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 62.5% vs 79.4%

96,032 and 19,086 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 61.8% vs 79.3%

36,532 and 9,564 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 62.0% vs 78.8%

19,363 and 7,450 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 61.1% vs 77.0%

3,804 and 2,135 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 Insignia Mk1 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about 8 times as often as the Volkswagen Passat B8: 5.4% of MOTs against 0.73%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Passat B8: 3.5% of MOTs against 1.9%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Passat B8: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.42%.

In 12 of 16 mileage bands · Driver's View

Volkswagen Passat B8 fails more often on

Nothing that stands out consistently against the Vauxhall Insignia Mk1.

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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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