Car statistics by year

2000 Vauxhall Corsa

Vauxhall Corsa cars first registered in 2000: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2000, so like is set against like.

A year of the Vauxhall Corsa. “2000” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
1,014 MOT tests of 2000 Vauxhall Corsa cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 58.8% All 2000 cars 63.1%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 61,400 miles; all 2000 cars 93,900
  • Left at the end of 2025 4,933 14.7% of the 33,486 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 7.2% All 2000 cars 7.6%
  • Tests with an advisory 66.2% All 2000 cars 64.3%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,014 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2000 Vauxhall Corsas do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 25 years old, 58.8% of 2000 Vauxhall Corsa MOT tests were passed first time, against 63.1% for all cars first registered in 2000. 2000 Vauxhall Corsas did worse than average for their age, by 4.3 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 57.2% of the time (all 2000 cars 61.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Vauxhall Corsa vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Vauxhall Corsa bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Vauxhall Corsa compared with all cars
First registered Vauxhall CorsaAll cars
’98 63.3%67.1%
’99 59.0%65.4%
’00 58.8%63.1%
’01 52.6%61.5%
’02 50.5%59.7%
’03 51.7%58.9%
’04 49.8%57.9%
’05 50.5%57.7%
’06 49.7%56.9%
’07 52.5%57.3%
’08 53.5%57.0%
’09 54.6%58.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2000 Vauxhall Corsa

Component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength was the most common single reason a 2000 Vauxhall Corsa failed, on 15.3% of about 400 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (42.6% of failed tests; all 2000 cars 43.2%). 7.2% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.6% for all cars first registered in 2000. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2000 Vauxhall Corsa tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension 15.3%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 12.0%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure 11.2%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 11.0%
Exhaust system: major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure 10.5%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 9.1%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 8.4%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.4%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.4%
Catalyst emissions: lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks 7.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Vauxhall Corsa vs all 2000 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2000 Vauxhall Corsa MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2000 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 42.6%
Body, chassis, structure 33.7%
Suspension 33.0%
Visibility 23.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks 19.9%
Brakes 19.4%
Tyres 12.9%
Steering 9.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2000 Vauxhall Corsa

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 66.2% of 2000 Vauxhall Corsa tests had at least one (all 2000 cars 64.3%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2000 Vauxhall Corsa tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 15.3%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 14.8%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 13.3%
Exhaust system: minor leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure 12.8%
Component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Suspension 10.7%
Wheel bearings: slight play Suspension 9.1%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material Brakes 8.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 8.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 6.9%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 5.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2000 Vauxhall Corsa?

Half of the 2000 Vauxhall Corsas tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 61,400 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 44,400 and a quarter more than 81,400. For all cars first registered in 2000, the middle figure was 93,900 miles, so 2000 Vauxhall Corsas have been driven 34.6% less far than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2000 Vauxhall Corsa and all 2000 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2000 Vauxhall Corsa 31,500 44,400 61,400 81,400 104,500 970
All 2000 cars 44,300 65,600 93,900 127,500 162,600 67,088
miles

Half of the 2000 Vauxhall Corsas tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 61,400 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2000 Vauxhall Corsas are left?

At the end of 2014, 33,486 2000 Vauxhall Corsas were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 4,933 were: 837 licensed and 4,096 declared off the road (SORN). That is 14.7% still on the record, against 21.4% for all cars first registered in 2000.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2000 Vauxhall Corsas on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2000 cars
Year end 2000 Vauxhall CorsaAll 2000 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 78.5%83.4%
2016 61.0%68.8%
2017 45.5%55.3%
2018 35.1%45.3%
2019 28.4%38.4%
2020 24.3%33.9%
2021 20.9%29.7%
2022 19.0%27.2%
2023 17.6%25.1%
2024 15.7%22.8%
2025 14.7%21.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2000

1 of the Vauxhall Corsa’s 55 recalls in DVSA’s records covers cars built during 2000. 7 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2000 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2000 may have been built in 1999, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Vauxhall Corsa recalls whose build dates include 2000
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
9 Feb 2001 Seat belt latching concern 1 Jan 1999 to 31 Dec 2000 116,378 (all models)

Every Vauxhall Corsa recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Vauxhall Corsa

25 years of the Vauxhall Corsa, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2020 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (84.8% passed first time) and the 2014 cars worst (57.2%).

Vauxhall Corsas by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
1998 2,923 63.3% 67.1%
1999 3,894 59.0% 65.4%
2000 4,933 58.8% 63.1%
2001 7,426 52.6% 61.5%
2002 9,597 50.5% 59.7%
2003 11,819 51.7% 58.9%
2004 12,491 49.8% 57.9%
2005 14,002 50.5% 57.7%
2006 16,996 49.7% 56.9%
2007 29,476 52.5% 57.3%
2008 37,522 53.5% 57.0%
2009 40,375 54.6% 58.2%
2010 45,902 54.8% 59.3%
2011 53,156 56.9% 61.5%
2012 66,928 57.4% 63.6%
2013 67,722 58.6% 66.0%
2014 77,448 70,078 57.2% 69.1%
2015 87,088 83,357 63.6% 72.6%
2016 73,065 71,307 66.6% 75.6%
2017 49,204 49,179 68.4% 79.1%
2018 50,296 49,881 72.9% 81.8%
2019 52,234 51,828 80.2% 84.4%
2020 45,440 44,038 84.8% 86.9%
2021 40,223 38,749 82.3% 88.4%
2022 35,573 33,823 85.8% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 1,014 MOT tests of 2000 Vauxhall Corsa cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 4,933 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Vauxhall Corsa cars first registered in 2000; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2000.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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