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Vauxhall Corsa Merit — Reliability by Year

11,177 vehicles · MOT data 1993–1997 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Vauxhall Corsa 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
1994
100.0% pass rate · 3,766 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1995
63.3% pass rate · 2,192 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1997
597
1996
71.7%
62,687 mi 1,449
1995
63.3%
118,998 mi 2,192
1994
100.0%
34,418 mi 3,766
1993
3,173

Which year Vauxhall Corsa Merit is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 34,418 miles (newest year) to 118,998 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 Corsa Merit.

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