Car statistics by year

2021 Vauxhall Mokka

Vauxhall Mokka cars first registered in 2021: 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 2021, so like is set against like.

A year of the Vauxhall Mokka. “2021” is the year of first registration.

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12,988 MOT tests of 2021 Vauxhall Mokka cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 83.3% All 2021 cars 88.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 26,000 miles; all 2021 cars 30,700
  • Left at the end of 2025 12,342 94.7% of the 13,030 at the end of 2021
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 2.4% All 2021 cars 3.8%
  • Tests with an advisory 31.8% All 2021 cars 33.1%
  • MOT tests in 2025 12,988 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 4 years old, 83.3% of 2021 Vauxhall Mokka MOT tests were passed first time, against 88.4% for all cars first registered in 2021. 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas did worse than average for their age, by 5.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 89.6% of the time (all 2021 cars 88.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Vauxhall Mokka 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 Mokka bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Vauxhall Mokka compared with all cars
First registered Vauxhall MokkaAll cars
’12 57.2%63.6%
’13 62.5%66.0%
’14 63.1%69.1%
’15 62.7%72.6%
’16 62.5%75.6%
’17 67.0%79.1%
’18 70.9%81.8%
’19 77.4%84.4%
’21 83.3%88.4%
’22 89.3%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2021 Vauxhall Mokka

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively was the most common single reason a 2021 Vauxhall Mokka failed, on 43.6% of about 2,200 failed tests. By area of the car, visibility failed most often (48.2% of failed tests; all 2021 cars 26.1%). 2.4% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 3.8% for all cars first registered in 2021. 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 2021 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 43.6%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 16.1%
Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension 9.2%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 8.2%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 6.5%
Anti-roll bars: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 5.1%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 4.8%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 3.3%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.2%
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Brakes 2.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Vauxhall Mokka vs all 2021 cars

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

Share of failed 2021 Vauxhall Mokka MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2021 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Visibility 48.2%
Suspension 32.0%
Tyres 19.0%
Brakes 10.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.2%
Body, chassis, structure 2.6%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 2.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks 1.3%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2021 Vauxhall Mokka

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 31.8% of 2021 Vauxhall Mokka tests had at least one (all 2021 cars 33.1%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2021 Vauxhall Mokka tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 13.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 8.9%
Suspension arms: ball joint has slight play Suspension 4.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 4.4%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 3.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 3.1%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.9%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 1.8%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 1.6%
Items removed from driver's view prior to test Non-component advisories 0.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2021 Vauxhall Mokka?

Half of the 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 26,000 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 18,600 and a quarter more than 35,000. For all cars first registered in 2021, the middle figure was 30,700 miles, so 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas have been driven 15.3% 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, 2021 Vauxhall Mokka and all 2021 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2021 Vauxhall Mokka 13,100 18,600 26,000 35,000 44,800 12,504
All 2021 cars 14,300 21,300 30,700 42,500 56,500 1,457,950
miles

Half of the 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 26,000 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas are left?

At the end of 2021, 13,030 2021 Vauxhall Mokkas were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 12,342 were: 12,271 licensed and 71 declared off the road (SORN). That is 94.7% still on the record, against 96.0% for all cars first registered in 2021.

Share still on the record since 2021

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2021. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2021 Vauxhall Mokkas on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2021, compared with all 2021 cars
Year end 2021 Vauxhall MokkaAll 2021 cars
2021 100.0%100.0%
2022 97.6%98.4%
2023 96.8%97.6%
2024 94.3%94.7%
2025 94.7%96.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2021

4 of the Vauxhall Mokka’s 26 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2021. 1 has no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2021 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2021 may have been built in 2020, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Vauxhall Mokka recalls whose build dates include 2021
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
3 Jul 2025 Vauxhall DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain. 3 Feb 2021 to 30 Jan 2023 247
18 Feb 2022 The front suspension springs may not be correctly positioned in the strut assembly 17 Nov 2021 to 18 Nov 2021 32
8 Dec 2021 Windscreen wipers might not function correctly at low temperatures 12 May 2021 to 8 Sept 2021 2,153
30 Jun 2021 The bolts and nuts of the control arms might be incorrectly tightened 12 Feb 2021 to 22 Feb 2021 6

Every Vauxhall Mokka 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 Mokka

10 years of the Vauxhall Mokka, 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 2022 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (89.3% passed first time) and the 2016 cars worst (62.5%).

Vauxhall Mokkas by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2012 750 57.2% 63.6%
2013 12,202 62.5% 66.0%
2014 32,219 30,792 63.1% 69.1%
2015 43,703 41,755 62.7% 72.6%
2016 40,333 38,929 62.5% 75.6%
2017 35,534 35,548 67.0% 79.1%
2018 30,929 30,828 70.9% 81.8%
2019 21,043 21,716 77.4% 84.4%
2021 13,030 12,342 83.3% 88.4%
2022 21,749 20,254 89.3% 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 12,988 MOT tests of 2021 Vauxhall Mokka cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 12,342 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Vauxhall Mokka cars first registered in 2021; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2021.
  • 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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