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Corsa Energy S/S: above-average pass rates, with caveats
Across 2,215 MOT tests, the Corsa Energy S/S returns 83.4% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. A defective wiper blade and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 22,635, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
- 01
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
185 occurrences · 8.4% of tests
- 02
Wiper blade defective
83 occurrences · 3.7% of tests
- 03
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
25 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 04
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
24 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 05
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
19 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 06
A tyre seriously damaged
15 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 07
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment
11 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
- 08
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
11 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
- 09
A tyre cords visible or damaged
11 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
- 10
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
9 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£180–£425
If every one of this Corsa Energy S/s's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Tools that pre-empt a retest.
Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.
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Item 02 · Amazon UK
Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.
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Buying or keeping a Corsa Energy S/s?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Corsa Energy S/s and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.