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Vauxhall Astra Merit — Reliability by Year

32,035 vehicles · MOT data 1988–1998 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Vauxhall Astra Merit was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1991
100.0% pass rate · 9,291 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1995
78.6% pass rate · 3,245 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1998
83.3%
95,863 mi 119
1997
79.2%
84,281 mi 1,080
1996
84.9%
88,476 mi 1,668
1995
78.6%
102,176 mi 3,245
1994
539
1993
122
1991
100.0%
68,104 mi 9,291
1990
14,430
1989
1,422
1988
119

Which year Vauxhall Astra Merit is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 68,104 miles (newest year) to 102,176 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Vauxhall Astra Merit.

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