2009 Vauxhall Agila — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2009 perform at MOT as they age

17 years

Current Age

55.6%

Latest Pass Rate

80,353

Total Tests (All Years)

68,678 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 15

This car: 55.6%

Average: 52.4%

✅ 3.2% above average (11197 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2009 Vauxhall Agila as it ages.

2 yrs82.5%

→ ↑5.0%

3 yrs87.5%

→ ↓2.9%

4 yrs84.6%

→ ↓3.4%

5 yrs81.2%

→ ↓4.5%

6 yrs76.7%

→ ↓2.6%

7 yrs74.1%

→ ↓3.9%

8 yrs70.2%

→ ↓7.1%

9 yrs63.1%

→ ↓0.7%

10 yrs62.4%

→ ↓1.8%

11 yrs60.6%

→ ↓2.9%

12 yrs57.7%

→ ↑0.4%

13 yrs58.1%

→ ↓1.4%

14 yrs56.7%

→ ↓1.1%

15 yrs55.6%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	82.5%	217
3 yrs	87.5%	7,253
4 yrs	84.6%	7,042
5 yrs	81.2%	7,058
6 yrs	76.7%	6,988
7 yrs	74.1%	6,938
8 yrs	70.2%	6,833
9 yrs	63.1%	4,769
10 yrs	62.4%	5,029
11 yrs	60.6%	5,117
12 yrs	57.7%	6,313
13 yrs	58.1%	4,931
14 yrs	56.7%	5,900
15 yrs	55.6%	5,965

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2009 Vauxhall Agila pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (15 yrs)	55.6%	5,965
2023 (14 yrs)	56.7%	5,900
2022 (13 yrs)	58.1%	4,931
2021 (12 yrs)	57.7%	6,313
2020 (11 yrs)	60.6%	5,117
2019 (10 yrs)	62.4%	5,029
2018 (9 yrs)	63.1%	4,769
2017 (8 yrs)	70.2%	6,833
2016 (7 yrs)	74.1%	6,938
2015 (6 yrs)	76.7%	6,988
2014 (5 yrs)	81.2%	7,058
2013 (4 yrs)	84.6%	7,042
2012 (3 yrs)	87.5%	7,253
2011 (2 yrs)	82.5%	217

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2011

82.5%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 217Avg Mileage 15,229Top Failure Driver's View of the Road — 10.6%

2012

87.5%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 7,253Avg Mileage 17,261Top Failure Driver's View of the Road — 5.4%

2013

84.6%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 7,042Avg Mileage 22,683Top Failure Suspension — 7.2%

2014

81.2%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 7,058Avg Mileage 28,227Top Failure Suspension — 12.8%

2015

76.7%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 6,988Avg Mileage 33,322Top Failure Suspension — 18.6%

2016

74.1%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 6,938Avg Mileage 38,596Top Failure Suspension — 22.9%

2017

70.2%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 6,833Avg Mileage 43,224Top Failure Brakes — 31.9%

2018High Fail Rate

63.1%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 4,769Avg Mileage 48,150Top Failure Suspension — 42.8%

2019High Fail Rate

62.4%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 5,029Avg Mileage 52,646Top Failure Brakes — 50.1%

2020High Fail Rate

60.6%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 5,117Avg Mileage 56,704Top Failure Brakes — 53.2%

2021High Fail Rate

57.7%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 6,313Avg Mileage 59,093Top Failure Brakes — 61.1%

2022High Fail Rate

58.1%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 4,931Avg Mileage 61,815Top Failure Suspension — 64.4%

2023High Fail Rate

56.7%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 5,900Avg Mileage 65,248Top Failure Suspension — 69.4%

2024High Fail Rate

55.6%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 5,965Avg Mileage 68,678Top Failure Suspension — 62.6%

MOT results for 2009 Vauxhall Agila by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2011	2	82.5%	217	15,229	Driver's View of the Road — 10.6%
2012	3	87.5%	7,253	17,261	Driver's View of the Road — 5.4%
2013	4	84.6%	7,042	22,683	Suspension — 7.2%
2014	5	81.2%	7,058	28,227	Suspension — 12.8%
2015	6	76.7%	6,988	33,322	Suspension — 18.6%
2016	7	74.1%	6,938	38,596	Suspension — 22.9%
2017	8	70.2%	6,833	43,224	Brakes — 31.9%
2018	9	63.1%	4,769	48,150	Suspension — 42.8%
2019	10	62.4%	5,029	52,646	Brakes — 50.1%
2020	11	60.6%	5,117	56,704	Brakes — 53.2%
2021	12	57.7%	6,313	59,093	Brakes — 61.1%
2022	13	58.1%	4,931	61,815	Suspension — 64.4%
2023	14	56.7%	5,900	65,248	Suspension — 69.4%
2024	15	55.6%	5,965	68,678	Suspension — 62.6%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2009 Vauxhall Agila, with age trends.

Suspension

34.6%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

34.6%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

17.4%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

15.5%

↑ Increases with age

Visibility

10.7%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Suspension	1.8% (2 yrs)	62.6% (15 yrs)	+60.8%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	1.8% (2 yrs)	58.6% (15 yrs)	+56.8%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	3.2% (2 yrs)	29.0% (15 yrs)	+25.8%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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About This Data

This page shows how Vauxhall Agila cars manufactured in 2009 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2011 to 2024, covering 80,353 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.