Used car guide · 2013–2018

Vauxhall Cascada common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Vauxhall Cascada, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 8,329 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.

8,329MOTs done in 2023–2025, all years of this model
2,727on the UK register
2013best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

201820172016201520142013

What usually goes wrong with a Vauxhall Cascada?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Vauxhall Cascada in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Vauxhall Cascada MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, for each fuel on its own. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2023–2025.

Petrol

  • Engine oil leaks

    up to 3.6× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

    Rough price £80–£600 our estimate

    At the viewing: Look under the engine and where the car is usually parked for fresh oil. Ask whether the leak has been looked at.

  • Coil springs

    up to 2.7× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

    Rough price £175–£400 (pair, one axle) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Look behind each wheel for a snapped spring coil, and listen for a clunk or twang when turning the wheel lock to lock with the car stopped.

Diesel

  • Coil springs

    up to 3.5× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

    Rough price £175–£400 (pair, one axle) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Look behind each wheel for a snapped spring coil, and listen for a clunk or twang when turning the wheel lock to lock with the car stopped.

Vauxhall Cascada MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2013 Vauxhall Cascada did best (73% passed first time, 6 points above all 2013 cars) and the 2017 did worst (77%, 3 points below all 2017 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

YearPass first timeAll cars that yearMOT tests
201880%83% -3124 (small sample)
201777%80% -3610
201677%77% +01,504
201576%74% +21,672
201473%70% +32,098
201373%67% +62,321

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Vauxhall Cascada

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the coil springs? (Flagged at MOT 4× as often on the Vauxhall Cascada as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Any recent work on the engine oil leaks? (Flagged at MOT 2× as often on the Vauxhall Cascada as on other cars the same age.)
  3. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Looking at a Vauxhall Cascada?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score