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AO12 VWK

2012 Vauxhall Corsa

Silver Petrol 1229cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires30 Oct 2026
Tests15 (13 pass, 2 fail)
Pass rate86.7%

Mileage

74,509 mi
Last recorded74,509 miles
Recorded on31 Oct 2025
Typical for 2012 Vauxhall Corsa54,196 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAO12 VWK
MakeVauxhall
ModelCorsa
Year2012
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,229cc

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MOT History

13 pass 2 fail
Pass 31 Oct 2025 74,509 miles
Pass 18 Aug 2025 74,291 miles

Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 2mm limit 1.6mm/cracking (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 18 Aug 2025 74,291 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords ply 195 55 16 (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 2mm limit 1.6mm/cracking (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 19 Aug 2024 67,591 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 23 Nov 2023 62,416 miles
Pass 1 Dec 2022 58,975 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 1 Dec 2021 49,238 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

exhaust deteriorated

surface corrosion to front and rear suspension components

Fail 31 Aug 2021 49,107 miles

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation over 100kg of force applied to osf before nsf records any effort (1.2.1 (d))

Rear Seat belt missing central belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened discs lipped corroded and pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished and split (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front shock casing corroded

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished and split (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear seat back rests missing

Pass 17 Aug 2020 41,840 miles
Pass 24 Apr 2019 40,079 miles

Both Rear Tyres Slightly Perished

Pass 21 May 2018 34,531 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 26 May 2017 26,904 miles
Pass 21 Jul 2016 23,878 miles
Pass 23 May 2016 23,410 miles
Pass 19 May 2015 15,900 miles

Nail in nearside rear tyre

How Reliable is the Vauxhall Corsa?

Based on 26,893,546 MOT tests across 2,075,660 vehicles.

69.7%
Pass Rate
5,229
Miles/Year
33
Year Lifespan
2,075,660
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 835,831
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 597,639
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 535,815
constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing 493,740
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play 422,813
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AO12 VWK is a 2012 Vauxhall Corsa in Silver with a 1,229cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 15 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 86.7%.

Across all 2012 Vauxhall Corsa models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.4% with a typical mileage of 54,196 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Vauxhall Corsa fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 835,831 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AO12 VWK, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Vauxhall Corsa typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 14 years old, this Vauxhall Corsa is still in the earlier part of its expected life.

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AO12 VWK is a 2012 Vauxhall Corsa, first registered on 31 May 2012.

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