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Corsa Sri VX Line Nav Black

2,700 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Corsa Sri VX Line Nav Blacks pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 3.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

79.3%

Pass-after-fix

5.8%

Fail

14.4%

Avg miles

28,562

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Corsa Sri Vx-Line Nav Black: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 2,700 MOT tests, the Corsa Sri Vx-Line Nav Black returns 79.3% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. A defective wiper blade and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 28,562, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    259 occurrences · 9.6% of tests

  2. 02

    Wiper blade defective

    109 occurrences · 4.0% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    64 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  4. 04

    Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen

    63 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  5. 05

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    37 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  6. 06

    A tyre seriously damaged

    28 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  7. 07

    Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment

    18 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

    18 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    12 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn

    12 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£180–£345

If every one of this Corsa Sri VX Line Nav Black's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Corsa Sri VX Line Nav Black?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Corsa Sri VX Line Nav Black and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.