Vauxhall Agila: which years to avoid

Based on 35,535 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

No model year stands out as one to avoid. Every year sits within 15% of the failure rate for cars of the same age. The 2007 is the strongest, failing 20% less often than average.

Found a Vauxhall Agila you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every Agila model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Vauxhall Agila
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2003	1,577	34.9%	about average
2004	1,428	32.2%	about average
2005	1,429	32.0%	about average
2006	1,325	30.9%	about average
2007	1,160	28.3%	20% better
2008	3,231	39.7%	about average
2009	5,899	37.3%	about average
2010	3,973	35.2%	about average
2011	4,378	32.5%	about average
2012	4,069	25.6%	about average
2013	3,523	22.8%	about average
2014	3,543	18.3%	20% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Vauxhall Agila, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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